Which to use
“fusilado” and “fusilar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,880
- “fusilado” frequency rank
- #36,058
- “fusilar” frequency rank
- 60938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusilado | fusilar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fusilar. | Matar con un fusil. |
Where the eye mixes fusilado and fusilar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fusilado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against fusilar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fusilado and fusilar
A purely visual mix-up. fusilado ([fusiˈlað̞o]) and fusilar ([fusiˈlaɾ]) 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 60938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusilado is recorded at frequency rank #24,880, classified as averb, pronounced [fusiˈlað̞o]. fusilar is at rank #36,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [fusiˈlaɾ].
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 60938, this pair ranks #57,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fusilado vs fusilar
Shared letters: afilsu. Private to "fusilado": do. Private to "fusilar": r.
"fusilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "fusilar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fusilado" for "fusilar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fusilado" or "fusilar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusilado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusilar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusilado" and "fusilar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusilar vs fusionar". 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 #57,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.