fácil

[ˈfasil]

/[ˈfasil]/ adj

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The verdict

“fácil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#485
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización.

Corpus desk

Index ES-facil · fácil · Spanish

fácil · rank #485 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #485
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fuerte

Nearest frequency peer: fuerte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fácil”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fácil” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fácil vs fal
40% similar
fácil vs fil
60% similar
fácil vs fai
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fácil”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fácilcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fuerte” (#484), “habla” (#486), “fotos” (#483). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fácil” va en #485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fácil (IPA [ˈfasil]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #485 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fácil, with forms such as "fcáil", "ffácil", and "fáccil". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fácil, spelled F-Á-C-I-L.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fácil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es muy fácil. Podemos conseguir que los diputados reformen la ley sobre la Bolsa. Las Cortes pueden votar una línea suplementaria diciendo que está prohibida de modo absoluto la especulación sobre alimentación de base (maíz, trigo, arroz). Es técnicamente muy fácil.

Synonyms

posibleprobable

Antonyms

arduodifícildifícilimprobabledifícilestrecho

This word in other languages

aisé(Français)einfach(Deutsch)fácil(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcáil
  • ffácil
  • fáccil
  • fácill
  • fácli
  • fáicl
  • fásil
  • áfcil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fácil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fcáil2ffácil1fáccil1fácill1fácli2fáicl2fásil1áfcil2
Edit distance from "fácil"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adjective, "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fácil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

habla#486fotos#483miedo#487poner#490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

fuerte8 variantssuerte8 variantssabes8 variantsespero8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list