fazvsfearWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“faz” and “fear” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,143
“faz” frequency rank
#38,709
“fear” frequency rank
55852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature faz fear
Definition En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca Varón.

Where the eye mixes faz and fear

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
faz
4 ch
fear

Visual trap between faz and fear

A purely visual mix-up. faz ([ˈfas]) and fear ([fɛɾ]) 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 55852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

faz is recorded at frequency rank #17,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfas]. fear is at rank #38,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɾ].

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 55852, this pair ranks #77,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of faz vs fear

Shared letters: af. Private to "faz": z. Private to "fear": er.

"faz" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "fear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fearefar · faer · fearr · fera · ffear

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "faz" and "fear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfas] versus [fɛɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "faz" or "fear" show up more?
"faz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,143 in our Spanish list, against #38,709 for "fear". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "faz" and "fear" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "faz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "faz" and "fear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fear vs fuer". 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 #77,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list