fachasvsfechasConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#34,117
“fachas” frequency rank
#2,984
“fechas” frequency rank
37101
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fachas fechas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de fachar. Forma del plural de fecha.

Where the eye mixes fachas and fechas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fachas and fechas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
fachas
6 ch
fechas

Look-alike desk: fachas vs fechas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fachas is [ˈfat͡ʃas] while fechas is [ˈfet͡ʃas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “fachas” becomes e in “fechas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37101, 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]. fechas is at rank #2,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfet͡ʃas].

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 37101, this pair ranks #177,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fachas vs fechas

Shared letters: acfhs. Private to "fachas": -. Private to "fechas": e.

"fachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "fechas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fachas ← afchas · facahs · facchas · fachass · fachhas · fachsa · fahcas · fcahas
  • fechas ← efchas · fcehas · fecahs · fecchas · fechass · fechhas · fechsa · fehcas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fachas" for "fechas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fachas" is a verb and "fechas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "fachas" vs "fechas" - which ranks higher?
"fechas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,984 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fachas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fechas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fachas" and "fechas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faces vs fachas". 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 #177,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list