fácil

//ˈfa.siɫ// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#464

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

fácil is anPortugueseadj. It means: diz-se do que não é nem duro nem difícil de se realizar, daquilo que não exige muito trabalho ou esforço Pronounced /ˈfa.siɫ/. It ranks #464 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with fal and fil.

Key facts for fácil
PropertyValue
Headwordfácil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈfa.siɫ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#464
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fácil in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fácil is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfa.siɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #464 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fácil, with forms such as "fcáil", "ffácil", and "fáccil". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "fal", "fil", "fair", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fácil, spelled F-Á-C-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se do que não é nem duro nem difícil de se realizar, daquilo que não exige muito trabalho ou esforço
  2. 2
    livre de dor, desconforto, preocupações
  3. 3
    não difícil de convencer
  4. 4
    rapidamente compreensível
  5. 5
    precipitado, não pensado
  6. 6
    leviano, que se deixa conquistar sem dificuldade

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fcáil,ffácil,fáccil,fácill,fácli,fáicl,áfcil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fácil

Misspelling Variants of "fácil"

fcáil5ffácil6fáccil6fácill6fácli5fáicl5áfcil5
Misspelling Variants of "fácil"

Frequency rank: #464 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fácil"?
"fácil" is spelled F-Á-C-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfa.siɫ/.
What does "fácil" mean?
As an adj, "fácil" means: diz-se do que não é nem duro nem difícil de se realizar, daquilo que não exige muito trabalho ou esforço
What words are commonly confused with "fácil"?
"fácil" is commonly confused with "fal", "fil", "fair". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fácil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fácil" is /ˈfa.siɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fácil" come from?
"fácil" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.