Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "facilidad" or "facilidades"?
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.