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“facilidad” and “facilidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,336
“facilidad” frequency rank
#11,970
“facilidades” frequency rank
16306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature facilidad facilidades
Definition Calidad o cualidad de fácil. Condiciones especiales que facilitan alcanzar un fin.

Where the eye mixes facilidad and facilidades

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. facilidad runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against facilidades's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
facilidad
11 ch
facilidades

Look-alike desk: facilidad vs facilidades

A purely visual mix-up. facilidad ([fasiliˈð̞að̞]) and facilidades ([fasiliˈð̞að̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “facilidad” sits inside “facilidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

facilidad is recorded at frequency rank #4,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [fasiliˈð̞að̞]. facilidades is at rank #11,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fasiliˈð̞að̞es].

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 16306, this pair ranks #276,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of facilidad vs facilidades

Shared letters: acdfil. Private to "facilidad": -. Private to "facilidades": es.

"facilidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "facilidades" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • facilidad ← afcilidad · faccilidad · faciildad · facildiad · faciliadd · facilidadd · facilidda · faciliddad
  • facilidades ← afcilidades · faccilidades · faciildades · facildiades · faciliaddes · facilidaddes · facilidadess · facilidadse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "facilidad" and "facilidades" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fasiliˈð̞að̞] versus [fasiliˈð̞að̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "facilidad" or "facilidades"?
"facilidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,336 in our Spanish list, against #11,970 for "facilidades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "facilidad" and "facilidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "facilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "facilidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "facilidad" and "facilidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facilidad vs fatalidad". 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 #276,711 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