farmacia

[faɾˈmasja]

/[faɾˈmasja]/ noun

The verdict

“farmacia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,432
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciencia que enseña los conocimientos necesarios para la preparación de los medicamentos y las sustancias que los integran.

Corpus desk

Index ES-farmacia · farmacia · Spanish

farmacia · rank #7,432 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,432
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fachada

Nearest frequency peer: fachada (-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 “farmacia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “farmacia” 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).

farmacia vs fármaco
63% similar
farmacia vs fármacos
63% similar
farmacia vs firmaría
63% similar

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

Key facts for farmacia
PropertyValue
Headwordfarmacia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faɾˈmasja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,432
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “farmacia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.farmaciacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fachada” (#7,431), “fianza” (#7,433), “express” (#7,430). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “farmacia” va en #7,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around farmacia (IPA [faɾˈmasja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,432 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for farmacia, with forms such as "afrmacia", "famracia", and "faramcia". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fármaco", "fármacos", "firmaría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is farmacia, spelled F-A-R-M-A-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que enseña los conocimientos necesarios para la preparación de los medicamentos y las sustancias que los integran.
  2. 2
    Laboratorio donde se preparan las medicinas y tienda donde estas son vendidas.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afrmacia
  • famracia
  • faramcia
  • farmacai
  • farmaccia
  • farmaica
  • farmasia
  • farmcaia
  • farmmacia
  • farrmacia
  • ffarmacia
  • framacia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afrmacia2famracia2faramcia2farmacai2farmaccia1farmaica2farmasia1farmcaia2
Edit distance from "farmacia"

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 "farmacia"?
"farmacia" is spelled F-A-R-M-A-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [faɾˈmasja].
What does "farmacia" mean?
As a noun, "farmacia" means: Ciencia que enseña los conocimientos necesarios para la preparación de los medicamentos y las sustancias que los integran.
What words are commonly confused with "farmacia"?
"farmacia" is commonly confused with "fármaco", "fármacos", "firmaría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "farmacia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "farmacia" is [faɾˈmasja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "farmacia" come from?
"farmacia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list