Which to use
“face” is a verb and “fácil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,118
- “face” frequency rank
- #485
- “fácil” frequency rank
- 8603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | face | fácil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante obsoleta de hace. | Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización. |
Where the eye mixes face and fácil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses face with fácil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: face is [ˈfase] while fácil is [ˈfasil]. 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 8603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
face is recorded at frequency rank #8,118, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfase]. fácil is at rank #485, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfasil].
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 8603, this pair ranks #304,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of face vs fácil
Shared letters: cf. Private to "face": ae. Private to "fácil": ilá.
"face" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fácil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- face ← afce · facce · faec · fcae · fface
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "face" and "fácil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "face" or "fácil"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "face" and "fácil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "face" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fácil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "face" and "fácil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "face vs faces". 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 #304,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.