Which to use
“fácil” is an adjective and “falir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #464
- “fácil” frequency rank
- #27,479
- “falir” frequency rank
- 27943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fácil | falir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do que não é nem duro nem difícil de se realizar, daquilo que não exige muito trabalho ou esforço | ir à falência, não ter como cumprir com suas obrigações financeiras |
Letter map: fácil vs falir
Shared letters muted; letters that set fácil and falir apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fácil and falir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - fácil and falir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fácil is anadjective and faliraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fácil is recorded at frequency rank #464, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfa.siɫ/. falir is at rank #27,479, tagged as averb.
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 27943, this pair ranks #40,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fácil vs falir
Shared letters: fil. Private to "fácil": cá. Private to "falir": ar.
"fácil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "falir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- falir ← aflir · failr · falirr · fallir · falri · ffalir · flair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fácil" and "falir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fácil" or "falir"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fácil" and "falir".
- Full dictionary entry for "fácil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fácil" and "falir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia vs falir". 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 #40,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.