Which to use
“fuesen” and “fueses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,300
- “fuesen” frequency rank
- #33,618
- “fueses” frequency rank
- 42918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fuesen | fueses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto 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 fuesen and fueses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fuesen and fueses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fuesen vs fueses
A purely visual mix-up. fuesen ([ˈfwesẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “fuesen” becomes s in “fueses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fuesen is recorded at frequency rank #9,300, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfwesẽn]. 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 42918, this pair ranks #145,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fuesen vs fueses
Shared letters: efsu. Private to "fuesen": n. Private to "fueses": -.
"fuesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "fueses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fuesen" and "fueses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fuesen" vs "fueses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fuesen" 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 #145,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fuesen" 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 #145,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.