Which to use
“fallaba” and “faltaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,323
- “fallaba” frequency rank
- #6,303
- “faltaba” frequency rank
- 51626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallaba | faltaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fallar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes fallaba and faltaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fallaba and faltaba follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fallaba vs faltaba
A purely visual mix-up. fallaba ([faˈʝaβ̞a]) and faltaba ([fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “fallaba” becomes t in “faltaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51626, 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]. faltaba is at rank #6,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞a].
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 51626, this pair ranks #96,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallaba vs faltaba
Shared letters: abfl. Private to "fallaba": -. Private to "faltaba": t.
"fallaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fallaba" and "faltaba" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fallaba" or "faltaba"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fallaba" and "faltaba" 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 "faltaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallaba" and "faltaba" 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 #96,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.