fallido

[faˈʝið̞o]

/[faˈʝið̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“fallido” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,603
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malogrado, sin el éxito deseado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fallido · fallido · Spanish

fallido · rank #12,603 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,603
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH expuestas

Nearest frequency peer: expuestas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fallido”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fallido” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fallido vs fallo
71% similar
fallido vs fluido
71% similar
fallido vs faltado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fallido
PropertyValue
Headwordfallido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[faˈʝið̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,603
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fallido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fallidocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “expuestas” (#12,602), “faso” (#12,604), “etnia” (#12,601). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fallido” va en #12,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fallido (IPA [faˈʝið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,603 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fallido, with forms such as "afllido", "falido", and "falildo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fallo", "fluido", "faltado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fallido, spelled F-A-L-L-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Malogrado, sin el éxito deseado.
  2. 2
    Que se ha quedado sin crédito.
  3. 3
    Referido a una cuenta, deuda, etc. que no se puede cobrar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fallido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Rosas, llévense lejos, las penas de mis amores fallidos».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afllido
  • falido
  • falildo
  • falldio
  • falliddo
  • falliod
  • ffallido
  • flalido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fallido - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afllido2falido1falildo2falldio2falliddo1falliod2ffallido1flalido2
Edit distance from "fallido"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fallido"?
"fallido" is spelled F-A-L-L-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈʝið̞o].
What does "fallido" mean?
As an adjective, "fallido" means: Malogrado, sin el éxito deseado.
What words are commonly confused with "fallido"?
"fallido" is commonly confused with "fallo", "fluido", "faltado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fallido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fallido" is [faˈʝið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fallido" come from?
"fallido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fallido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list