Which to use
“finge” and “fingió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,065
- “finge” frequency rank
- #36,052
- “fingió” frequency rank
- 59117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finge | fingió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fingir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fingir. |
Where the eye mixes finge and fingió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between finge and fingió
A purely visual mix-up. finge ([ˈfĩŋxe]) and fingió ([fĩŋˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finge is recorded at frequency rank #23,065, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfĩŋxe]. fingió is at rank #36,052, tagged as averb, pronounced [fĩŋˈxjo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59117, this pair ranks #63,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of finge vs fingió
Shared letters: fgin. Private to "finge": e. Private to "fingió": ó.
"finge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fingió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- finge ← ffinge · figne · fineg · fingge · finnge · fnige · ifnge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "finge" and "fingió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "finge" or "fingió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "finge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fingió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finge" and "fingió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fingida vs fingió". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #63,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.