fuerevsfuesesTell them apart

Which to use

“fuere” and “fueses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,096
“fuere” frequency rank
#33,618
“fueses” frequency rank
48714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fuere fueses
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de ir o de irse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de ir o de irse.

Where the eye mixes fuere and fueses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fuere runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against fueses's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
fuere
6 ch
fueses

Why the eye confuses fuere with fueses

A purely visual mix-up. fuere ([ˈfweɾe]) and fueses ([ˈfweses]) 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 48714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fuere is recorded at frequency rank #15,096, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfweɾe]. fueses is at rank #33,618, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfweses].

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 48714, this pair ranks #112,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fuere vs fueses

Shared letters: efu. Private to "fuere": r. Private to "fueses": s.

"fuere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "fueses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fuere ← feure · ffuere · fueer · fuerre · furee · ufere
  • fueses ← feuses · ffueses · fueces · fueess · fuesess · fuesses · fusees · ufeses

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fuere" for "fueses" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfweɾe] versus [ˈfweses]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fuere" or "fueses"?
"fuere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,096 in our Spanish list, against #33,618 for "fueses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "fuere" and "fueses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fuere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fueses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fuere" and "fueses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fuésemos vs fueses". 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 #112,935 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