Which to use
“facilitan” and “facilitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,704
- “facilitan” frequency rank
- #41,910
- “facilitaron” frequency rank
- 59614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facilitan | facilitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de facilitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de facilitar. |
Where the eye mixes facilitan and facilitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. facilitan runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against facilitaron's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses facilitan with facilitaron
A purely visual mix-up. facilitan ([fasiˈlit̪ãn]) and facilitaron ([fasiliˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facilitan is recorded at frequency rank #17,704, classified as averb, pronounced [fasiˈlit̪ãn]. facilitaron is at rank #41,910, tagged as averb, pronounced [fasiliˈt̪aɾõn].
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 59614, this pair ranks #61,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of facilitan vs facilitaron
Shared letters: acfilnt. Private to "facilitan": -. Private to "facilitaron": or.
"facilitan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "facilitaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- facilitan ← afcilitan · faccilitan · faciiltan · faciliatn · facilitann · facilitna · facilittan · facillitan
- facilitaron ← afcilitaron · faccilitaron · faciiltaron · faciliatron · facilitaorn · facilitarno · facilitaronn · facilitarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "facilitan" for "facilitaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "facilitan" vs "facilitaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "facilitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "facilitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facilitan" and "facilitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facilitaría vs facilitaron". 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 #61,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.