Which to use
“fachas” is a verb and “fichas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,117
- “fachas” frequency rank
- #9,121
- “fichas” frequency rank
- 43238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fachas | fichas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de fachar. | Forma del plural de ficha. |
Where the eye mixes fachas and fichas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fachas and fichas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fachas and fichas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fachas is [ˈfat͡ʃas] while fichas is [ˈfit͡ʃas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “fachas” becomes i in “fichas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43238, 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]. 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 43238, this pair ranks #143,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fachas vs fichas
Shared letters: acfhs. Private to "fachas": -. Private to "fichas": i.
"fachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fichas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fachas" and "fichas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fachas" or "fichas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fachas" and "fichas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fachas" 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 #143,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fachas" and "fichas" 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 #143,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.