fácil

/[ˈfasil]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#485

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

fácil is anSpanishadj. It means: Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización. Pronounced [ˈfasil]. It ranks #485 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fal and fil.

Key facts for fácil
PropertyValue
Headwordfácil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfasil]
Letters5
Frequency rank#485
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fácil in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fácil is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfasil]. Corpus data places it at rank #485 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for fácil, with forms such as "fcáil", "ffácil", and "fáccil". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fal", "fil", "fai", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is fácil, spelled F-Á-C-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización.
  2. 2
    Que puede suceder con alta probabilidad.
  3. 3
    Que presenta gran disposición frente a proposiciones sexuales.
  4. 4
    Se aplica al que fácilmente se deja llevar del parecer ajeno, y generalmente se toma en mala parte, ya que el que cambia su dictamen en otro mejor, se le califica de dócil y prudente.
  5. 5
    Dócil, sencillo, manejable.
  6. 6
    Liviano, frágil, flaco de virtud. Se dice especialmente de las mujeres que se entregan sin luchar o luchando con tibieza.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fcáil,ffácil,fáccil,fácill,fácli,fáicl,fásil,áfcil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fácil

Misspelling Variants of "fácil"

fcáil5ffácil6fáccil6fácill6fácli5fáicl5fásil5áfcil5
Misspelling Variants of "fácil"

Frequency rank: #485 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fácil"?
"fácil" is spelled F-Á-C-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfasil].
What does "fácil" mean?
As an adj, "fácil" means: Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización.
What words are commonly confused with "fácil"?
"fácil" is commonly confused with "fal", "fil", "fai". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fácil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fácil" is [ˈfasil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fácil" come from?
"fácil" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.