Which to use
“facha” is a noun and “fácil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,729
- “facha” frequency rank
- #485
- “fácil” frequency rank
- 20214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facha | fácil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aspecto y porte de una persona. | Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización. |
Where the eye mixes facha and fácil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between facha and fácil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: facha is [ˈfat͡ʃa] while fácil is [ˈfasil]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facha is recorded at frequency rank #19,729, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfat͡ʃa]. 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 20214, this pair ranks #260,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of facha vs fácil
Shared letters: cf. Private to "facha": ah. Private to "fácil": ilá.
"facha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fácil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- facha ← afcha · facah · faccha · fachha · fahca · fcaha · ffacha
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "facha" for "fácil" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "facha" or "fácil" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "facha" 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 #260,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facha" and "fácil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faces vs facha". 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 #260,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.