faltar
[fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“faltar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,023
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - No estar en un sitio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-faltar · faltar · Spanish
faltar · rank #7,023 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,023
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH experimentado
Nearest frequency peer: experimentado (-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 “faltar”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- excepciones
excepciones
92,981 corpus weight
- exhibición
exhibición
92,980 corpus weight
- experimenta…
experimentado
92,979 corpus weight
- faltar
faltar
92,978 corpus weight
- fauna
fauna
92,977 corpus weight
- flash
flash
92,976 corpus weight
What this shows “faltar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faltar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fal̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “faltar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around faltar (IPA [fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,023 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for faltar, with forms such as "afltar", "falatr", and "falltar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fatal", "falto", "filmar", 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 faltar, spelled F-A-L-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1No estar en un sitio.
- 2No tener algo, o tenerlo en forma insuficiente.
- 3No cumplir o no asistir o no estar presente.
- 4No responder adecuadamente, funcionar mal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faltar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faltar al trabajo es motivo justificado de despido.
Estando bebido no hables mucho, que faltarás.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afltar
- falatr
- falltar
- faltarr
- faltra
- falttar
- fatlar
- ffaltar
- flatar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faltar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faltar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).