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“fallaba” and “faltaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,323
- “fallaba” frequency rank
- #16,337
- “faltaban” frequency rank
- 61660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallaba | faltaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de fallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes fallaba and faltaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fallaba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against faltaban's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fallaba with faltaban
A purely visual mix-up. fallaba ([faˈʝaβ̞a]) and faltaban ([fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61660, 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]. faltaban is at rank #16,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
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 61660, this pair ranks #54,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fallaba vs faltaban
Shared letters: abfl. Private to "fallaba": -. Private to "faltaban": nt.
"fallaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallaba" and "faltaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fallaba" vs "faltaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallaba" and "faltaban" 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 "faltaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallaba" and "faltaban" 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 #54,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.