facilidadvsfacilitadaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: facilidad is a noun, facilitada is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“facilidad” is a noun and “facilitada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,336
“facilidad” frequency rank
#40,308
“facilitada” frequency rank
44644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature facilidad facilitada
Definition Calidad o cualidad de fácil. Forma del femenino de facilitado, participio de facilitar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set facilidad and facilitada apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
facilidad
10 ch
facilitada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: facilidad is [fasiliˈð̞að̞] while facilitada is [fasiliˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44644, 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]. facilitada is at rank #40,308, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fasiliˈt̪að̞a].

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 44644, this pair ranks #135,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of facilidad vs facilitada

Shared letters: acdfil. Private to "facilidad": -. Private to "facilitada": t.

"facilidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "facilitada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • facilidadafcilidad · faccilidad · faciildad · facildiad · faciliadd · facilidadd · facilidda · faciliddad
  • facilitadaafcilitada · faccilitada · faciiltada · faciliatda · facilitaad · facilitadda · facilitdaa · facilittada

Frequency comparison

facilidad#4,336
facilitada#40,308

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "facilidad" and "facilitada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "facilidad" is a noun and "facilitada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "facilidad" or "facilitada"?
"facilidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,336 in our Spanish list, against #40,308 for "facilitada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering facilidad vs facilitada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “facilidad”; for a participle, it's “facilitada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “facilidad” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list