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“farmacia” and “farmacias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,432
- “farmacia” frequency rank
- #13,911
- “farmacias” frequency rank
- 21343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farmacia | farmacias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciencia que enseña los conocimientos necesarios para la preparación de los medicamentos y las sustancias que los integran. | Forma del plural de farmacia |
Where the eye mixes farmacia and farmacias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. farmacia runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against farmacias's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: farmacia vs farmacias
A purely visual mix-up. farmacia ([faɾˈmasja]) and farmacias ([faɾˈmasjas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “farmacia” sits inside “farmacias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farmacia is recorded at frequency rank #7,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [faɾˈmasja]. farmacias is at rank #13,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced [faɾˈmasjas].
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 21343, this pair ranks #255,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of farmacia vs farmacias
Shared letters: acfimr. Private to "farmacia": -. Private to "farmacias": s.
"farmacia" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "farmacias" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "farmacia" vs "farmacias" - 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 "farmacia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "farmacias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farmacia" and "farmacias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "farmacia vs firmaría". 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 #255,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.