Which to use
“fugado” is a verb and “fugaz” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,137
- “fugado” frequency rank
- #19,414
- “fugaz” frequency rank
- 57551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fugado | fugaz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fugar o de fugarse. | Que se ejecuta o pasa rápidamente. |
Where the eye mixes fugado and fugaz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fugado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fugaz's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fugado and fugaz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fugado is [fuˈɣ̞að̞o] while fugaz is [fuˈɣ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fugado is recorded at frequency rank #38,137, classified as averb, pronounced [fuˈɣ̞að̞o]. fugaz is at rank #19,414, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fuˈɣ̞as].
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 57551, this pair ranks #70,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fugado vs fugaz
Shared letters: afgu. Private to "fugado": do. Private to "fugaz": z.
"fugado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fugaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fugado" and "fugaz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fugado" or "fugaz"?
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 "fugado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fugaz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fugado" and "fugaz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finado vs fugado". 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 #70,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.