Which to use
“facha” and “fichas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,729
- “facha” frequency rank
- #9,121
- “fichas” frequency rank
- 28850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facha | fichas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aspecto y porte de una persona. | Forma del plural de ficha. |
Where the eye mixes facha and fichas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. facha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fichas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between facha and fichas
A purely visual mix-up. facha ([ˈfat͡ʃa]) and fichas ([ˈfit͡ʃas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28850, 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]. fichas is at rank #9,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfit͡ʃas].
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 28850, this pair ranks #219,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of facha vs fichas
Shared letters: acfh. Private to "facha": -. Private to "fichas": is.
"facha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fichas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "facha" and "fichas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "facha" or "fichas" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "fichas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facha" and "fichas" 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 #219,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.