fingidovsfingióWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
fingido
6 ch
fingió

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

  • fingidoffingido · fignido · fingdio · finggido · fingiddo · fingiod · finigdo · finngido

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fingido" for "fingió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fĩŋˈxið̞o] versus [fĩŋˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fingido" vs "fingió" - which ranks higher?
"fingido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,051 in our Spanish list, against #36,052 for "fingió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list