Which to use
“facilidad” is a noun and “facilitar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,336
- “facilidad” frequency rank
- #4,005
- “facilitar” frequency rank
- 8341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facilidad | facilitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Calidad o cualidad de fácil. | Hacer posible, fácil o poco laboriosa la ejecución de alguna cosa o la adquisición de algún objeto. |
Where the eye mixes facilidad and facilitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. facilidad and facilitar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses facilidad with facilitar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: facilidad is [fasiliˈð̞að̞] while facilitar is [fasiliˈt̪aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8341, 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]. facilitar is at rank #4,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [fasiliˈt̪aɾ].
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 8341, this pair ranks #305,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of facilidad vs facilitar
Shared letters: acfil. Private to "facilidad": d. Private to "facilitar": rt.
"facilidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "facilitar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "facilidad" for "facilitar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "facilidad" or "facilitar"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "facilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "facilitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facilidad" and "facilitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facilitaba vs facilitar". 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 #305,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.