Which to use
“facilidade” and “faculdade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,534
- “facilidade” frequency rank
- #937
- “faculdade” frequency rank
- 6471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facilidade | faculdade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade do que é fácil | força física ou moral que torna a pessoa capaz de atuar e de produzir certos efeitos |
Where the eye mixes facilidade and faculdade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: facilidade vs faculdade
A purely visual mix-up. facilidade (/fɐ.sɨ.li.ˈda.dɨ/) and faculdade (/fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/) 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 6471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facilidade is recorded at frequency rank #5,534, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.sɨ.li.ˈda.dɨ/. faculdade is at rank #937, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 6471, this pair ranks #67,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of facilidade vs faculdade
Shared letters: acdefl. Private to "facilidade": i. Private to "faculdade": u.
"facilidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "faculdade" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- facilidade ← afcilidade · faccilidade · faciildade · facildiade · faciliadde · facilidadde · facilidaed · faciliddade
- faculdade ← afculdade · facculdade · facludade · facudlade · faculadde · faculdadde · faculdaed · faculddade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "facilidade" for "faculdade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "facilidade" vs "faculdade" - 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 "facilidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faculdade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facilidade" and "faculdade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facilidade vs futilidade". 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 #67,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.