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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fuere" for "fueses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fuere" or "fueses"?
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.