Which to use
“fachada” is a noun and “fechada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,431
- “fachada” frequency rank
- #26,851
- “fechada” frequency rank
- 34282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fachada | fechada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte exterior frontal de un edificio; la cara de un edificio. | Forma del femenino de fechado, participio de fechar. |
Where the eye mixes fachada and fechada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fachada and fechada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fachada with fechada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fachada is [faˈt͡ʃað̞a] while fechada is [feˈt͡ʃað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “fachada” becomes e in “fechada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fachada is recorded at frequency rank #7,431, classified as anoun, pronounced [faˈt͡ʃað̞a]. fechada is at rank #26,851, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [feˈt͡ʃað̞a].
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 34282, this pair ranks #192,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fachada vs fechada
Shared letters: acdfh. Private to "fachada": -. Private to "fechada": e.
"fachada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fechada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fachada" and "fechada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fachada" or "fechada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fachada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fechada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fachada" and "fechada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fechada vs fecunda". 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 #192,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.