# falla vs fallaba

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### falla
*noun · IPA [ˈfaʝa] · frequency rank #3,922*
Falta.

### fallaba
*verb · IPA [faˈʝaβ̞a] · frequency rank #45,323*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fallar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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