falling

/ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/

//ˈfɔː.lɪŋ// verb

The verdict

“falling” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,581 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,581
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cayendo, presente participio del verbo fall.

Corpus desk

Index ES-falling · falling · Spanish

falling · rank #61,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,581
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fait

Nearest frequency peer: fait (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “falling”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “falling” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for falling
PropertyValue
Headwordfalling
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “falling” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fallingcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fait” (#61,580), “fanzine” (#61,582), “facilito” (#61,579). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “falling” va en #61,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

falling is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,581 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cayendo, presente participio del verbo fall.".

falling has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is falling, spelled F-A-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cayendo, presente participio del verbo fall.

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 "falling"?
"falling" is spelled F-A-L-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/.
What does "falling" mean?
As a verb, "falling" means: Cayendo, presente participio del verbo fall.
How do you pronounce "falling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "falling" is /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list