facilitadavsfacilitarWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#40,308
“facilitada” frequency rank
#4,005
“facilitar” frequency rank
44313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature facilitada facilitar
Definition Forma del femenino de facilitado, participio de facilitar. Hacer posible, fácil o poco laboriosa la ejecución de alguna cosa o la adquisición de algún objeto.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
facilitada
9 ch
facilitar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: facilitada is [fasiliˈt̪að̞a] while facilitar is [fasiliˈt̪aɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

facilitada is recorded at frequency rank #40,308, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fasiliˈt̪að̞a]. 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 44313, this pair ranks #137,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of facilitada vs facilitar

Shared letters: acfilt. Private to "facilitada": d. Private to "facilitar": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • facilitadaafcilitada · faccilitada · faciiltada · faciliatda · facilitaad · facilitadda · facilitdaa · facilittada
  • facilitarafcilitar · faccilitar · faciiltar · faciliatr · facilitarr · facilitra · facilittar · facillitar

Frequency comparison

facilitada#40,308
facilitar#4,005

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "facilitada" and "facilitar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "facilitada" is a participle and "facilitar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "facilitada" or "facilitar"?
"facilitar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,005 in our Spanish list, against #40,308 for "facilitada". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering facilitada vs facilitar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “facilitada”; for a verb, it's “facilitar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “facilitada” 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