falté

[fal̪ˈt̪e]

/[fal̪ˈt̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“falté” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,575 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,575
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-falte · falté · Spanish

falté · rank #68,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,575
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fajos

Nearest frequency peer: fajos (-2 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 “falté”

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 “falté” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for falté
PropertyValue
Headwordfalté
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fal̪ˈt̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “falté” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).faltécae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fajos” (#68,573), “extinguen” (#68,572), “fema” (#68,579). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “falté” va en #68,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

falté is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,575 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fal̪ˈt̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar.".

falté doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is falté, spelled F-A-L-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar.

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 "falté"?
"falté" is spelled F-A-L-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is [fal̪ˈt̪e].
What does "falté" mean?
As a verb, "falté" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar.
How do you pronounce "falté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "falté" is [fal̪ˈt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "falté" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list