Which to use
“fallaba” and “fallado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,323
- “fallaba” frequency rank
- #9,820
- “fallado” frequency rank
- 55143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallaba | fallado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fallar. | Participio de fallar. |
Where the eye mixes fallaba and fallado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallaba and fallado
A purely visual mix-up. fallaba ([faˈʝaβ̞a]) and fallado ([faˈʝað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallaba is recorded at frequency rank #45,323, classified as averb, pronounced [faˈʝaβ̞a]. fallado is at rank #9,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [faˈʝað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55143, this pair ranks #80,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fallaba vs fallado
Shared letters: afl. Private to "fallaba": b. Private to "fallado": do.
"fallaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "fallaba" vs "fallado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallaba" and "fallado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallaba" and "fallado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba vs follada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #80,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.