Which to use
“fuego” and “fuga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #851
- “fuego” frequency rank
- #4,903
- “fuga” frequency rank
- 5754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fuego | fuga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxidación rápida y violenta de un material combustible, que libera calor y luz. | Acción o efecto de fugarse o de huir apresuradamente. |
Where the eye mixes fuego and fuga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fuego and fuga
A purely visual mix-up. fuego ([ˈfweɣ̞o]) and fuga ([ˈfuɣ̞a]) 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 5754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fuego is recorded at frequency rank #851, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfweɣ̞o]. fuga is at rank #4,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfuɣ̞a].
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 5754, this pair ranks #312,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fuego vs fuga
Shared letters: fgu. Private to "fuego": eo. Private to "fuga": a.
"fuego" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fuga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fuego" for "fuga" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fuego" or "fuga" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fuego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fuego" and "fuga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs fuga". 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 #312,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.