Which to use
“fácil” and “frágil” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #485
- “fácil” frequency rank
- #9,645
- “frágil” frequency rank
- 10130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fácil | frágil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que supone poco o ningún esfuerzo en su realización. | Que se rompe en pedazos con facilidad, que es delicado. |
Where the eye mixes fácil and frágil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fácil vs frágil
A purely visual mix-up. fácil ([ˈfasil]) and frágil ([ˈfɾaxil]) 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 10130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fácil is recorded at frequency rank #485, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfasil]. frágil is at rank #9,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɾaxil].
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 10130, this pair ranks #299,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fácil vs frágil
Shared letters: filá. Private to "fácil": c. Private to "frágil": gr.
"fácil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "frágil" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fácil" and "frágil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fácil" or "frágil" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fácil" and "frágil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fácil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frágil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fácil" and "frágil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frágil vs fragua". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #299,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.