Which to use
“facilidad” and “fragilidad” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,336
- “facilidad” frequency rank
- #22,024
- “fragilidad” frequency rank
- 26360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facilidad | fragilidad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Calidad o cualidad de fácil. | Calidad de frágil. |
Where the eye mixes facilidad and fragilidad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. facilidad runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against fragilidad's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: facilidad vs fragilidad
A purely visual mix-up. facilidad ([fasiliˈð̞að̞]) and fragilidad ([fɾaxiliˈð̞að̞]) 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 26360, 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]. fragilidad is at rank #22,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɾaxiliˈð̞að̞].
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 26360, this pair ranks #232,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of facilidad vs fragilidad
Shared letters: adfil. Private to "facilidad": c. Private to "fragilidad": gr.
"facilidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "fragilidad" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- facilidad ← afcilidad · faccilidad · faciildad · facildiad · faciliadd · facilidadd · facilidda · faciliddad
- fragilidad ← fargilidad · ffragilidad · fraggilidad · fragiildad · fragildiad · fragiliadd · fragilidadd · fragilidda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "facilidad" and "fragilidad" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "facilidad" vs "fragilidad" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "facilidad" and "fragilidad" 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 "fragilidad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facilidad" and "fragilidad" 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 #232,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.