Which to use
“fachadas” and “fechada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,141
- “fachadas” frequency rank
- #26,851
- “fechada” frequency rank
- 43992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fachadas | fechada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de fachado, participio de fachar. | Forma del femenino de fechado, participio de fechar. |
Where the eye mixes fachadas and fechada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fachadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against fechada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fachadas and fechada
A purely visual mix-up. fachadas ([faˈt͡ʃað̞as]) and fechada ([feˈt͡ʃað̞a]) 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 43992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fachadas is recorded at frequency rank #17,141, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [faˈt͡ʃað̞as]. 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 43992, this pair ranks #139,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fachadas vs fechada
Shared letters: acdfh. Private to "fachadas": s. Private to "fechada": e.
"fachadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "fechada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fachadas" and "fechada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fachadas" or "fechada"?
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 "fachadas" 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 #139,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fachadas" 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 #139,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.