Which to use
“facilitaba” and “facilitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,010
- “facilitaba” frequency rank
- #4,005
- “facilitar” frequency rank
- 53015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facilitaba | facilitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de facilitar. | Hacer posible, fácil o poco laboriosa la ejecución de alguna cosa o la adquisición de algún objeto. |
Where the eye mixes facilitaba and facilitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. facilitaba runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against facilitar's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between facilitaba and facilitar
A purely visual mix-up. facilitaba ([fasiliˈt̪aβ̞a]) and facilitar ([fasiliˈt̪aɾ]) 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 53015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facilitaba is recorded at frequency rank #49,010, classified as averb, pronounced [fasiliˈt̪aβ̞a]. 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 53015, this pair ranks #89,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of facilitaba vs facilitar
Shared letters: acfilt. Private to "facilitaba": b. Private to "facilitar": r.
"facilitaba" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "facilitar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- facilitaba ← afcilitaba · faccilitaba · faciiltaba · faciliatba · facilitaab · facilitabba · facilitava · facilitbaa
- facilitar ← afcilitar · faccilitar · faciiltar · faciliatr · facilitarr · facilitra · facilittar · facillitar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "facilitaba" and "facilitar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "facilitaba" vs "facilitar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "facilitaba" and "facilitar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "facilitaba" 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 #89,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facilitaba" and "facilitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facilitaba vs facilitaría". 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 #89,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.