Which to use
“fingido” and “fingió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,051
- “fingido” frequency rank
- #36,052
- “fingió” frequency rank
- 72103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fingido | fingió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 fingido and fingió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fingido and fingió
A purely visual mix-up. fingido ([fĩŋˈxið̞o]) 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 72103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fingido is recorded at frequency rank #36,051, classified as averb, pronounced [fĩŋˈxið̞o]. 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 72103, this pair ranks #26,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fingido vs fingió
Shared letters: fgin. Private to "fingido": do. Private to "fingió": ó.
"fingido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fingió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fingido ← ffingido · fignido · fingdio · finggido · fingiddo · fingiod · finigdo · finngido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fingido" for "fingió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fingido" vs "fingió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fingido" 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 #26,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fingido" 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 #26,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.