fachasvsfechaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fachas is a verb, fecha is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fachas” is a verb and “fecha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,117
“fachas” frequency rank
#658
“fecha” frequency rank
34775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fachas fecha
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de fachar. Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fachas and fecha apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
fachas
5 ch
fecha

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fachas is [ˈfat͡ʃas] while fecha is [ˈfet͡ʃa]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fachas is recorded at frequency rank #34,117, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfat͡ʃas]. fecha is at rank #658, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfet͡ʃa].

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 34775, this pair ranks #189,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fachas vs fecha

Shared letters: acfh. Private to "fachas": s. Private to "fecha": e.

"fachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "fecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fachasafchas · facahs · facchas · fachass · fachhas · fachsa · fahcas · fcahas
  • fechaefcha · fceha · fecah · feccha · fechha · fehca · ffecha

Frequency comparison

fachas#34,117
fecha#658

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fachas" and "fecha" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fachas" is a verb and "fecha" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fachas" or "fecha"?
"fecha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #658 in our Spanish list, against #34,117 for "fachas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering fachas vs fecha

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fachas”; for a noun, it's “fecha”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fachas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list