# fal vs falto

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### fal
*noun · IPA [ˈf̬ɑːl] · frequency rank #33,604*
Mutación aspirada del sustantivo femenino pal ('pala').

### falto
*adjective · IPA [ˈfal̪t̪o] · frequency rank #11,580*
carente.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/fal-vs-falto