Which to use
“farmacias” and “fármacos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,911
- “farmacias” frequency rank
- #13,918
- “fármacos” frequency rank
- 27829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farmacias | fármacos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de farmacia | Forma del plural de fármaco. |
Where the eye mixes farmacias and fármacos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. farmacias runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against fármacos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses farmacias with fármacos
A purely visual mix-up. farmacias ([faɾˈmasjas]) and fármacos ([ˈfaɾmakos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farmacias is recorded at frequency rank #13,911, classified as anoun, pronounced [faɾˈmasjas]. fármacos is at rank #13,918, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɾmakos].
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 27829, this pair ranks #224,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of farmacias vs fármacos
Shared letters: acfmrs. Private to "farmacias": i. Private to "fármacos": oá.
"farmacias" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "fármacos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- farmacias ← afrmacias · famracias · faramcias · farmacais · farmaccias · farmaciass · farmacisa · farmaicas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "farmacias" for "fármacos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "farmacias" vs "fármacos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "farmacias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fármacos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farmacias" and "fármacos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falacias vs farmacias". 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 #224,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.