fajasvsflacasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fajas is a noun, flacas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fajas” is a noun and “flacas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,751
“fajas” frequency rank
#33,130
“flacas” frequency rank
77881
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fajas flacas
Definition Forma del plural de faja. Forma del femenino plural de flaco.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fajas and flacas apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fajas
6 ch
flacas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fajas is [ˈfaxas] while flacas is [ˈflakas]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fajas is recorded at frequency rank #44,751, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxas]. flacas is at rank #33,130, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflakas].

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 77881, this pair ranks #15,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fajas vs flacas

Shared letters: afs. Private to "fajas": j. Private to "flacas": cl.

"fajas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "flacas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fajasafjas · faajs · fajass · fajjas · fajsa · ffajas · fjaas
  • flacasfalcas · fflacas · flaacs · flacass · flaccas · flacsa · flcaas · fllacas

Frequency comparison

fajas#44,751
flacas#33,130

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fajas" and "flacas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fajas" is a noun and "flacas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fajas" or "flacas"?
"flacas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,130 in our Spanish list, against #44,751 for "fajas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fajas vs flacas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fajas”; for an adjective, it's “flacas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fajas” 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