Which to use
“facultad” and “facultades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,449
- “facultad” frequency rank
- #6,061
- “facultades” frequency rank
- 7510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facultad | facultades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad física o moral que tiene una persona. | Forma del plural de facultad. |
Where the eye mixes facultad and facultades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. facultad runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against facultades's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between facultad and facultades
A purely visual mix-up. facultad ([fakul̪ˈt̪að̞]) and facultades ([fakul̪ˈt̪að̞es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “facultad” sits inside “facultades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facultad is recorded at frequency rank #1,449, classified as anoun, pronounced [fakul̪ˈt̪að̞]. facultades is at rank #6,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fakul̪ˈt̪að̞es].
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 7510, this pair ranks #307,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of facultad vs facultades
Shared letters: acdfltu. Private to "facultad": -. Private to "facultades": es.
"facultad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "facultades" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- facultad ← afcultad · faccultad · faclutad · faculatd · faculltad · facultadd · facultda · faculttad
- facultades ← afcultades · faccultades · faclutades · faculatdes · faculltades · facultaddes · facultadess · facultadse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "facultad" for "facultades" ever safe?
Which is more common, "facultad" or "facultades"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "facultad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "facultades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facultad" and "facultades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faculta vs facultad". 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 #307,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.