Which to use
“fallado” and “fallan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,820
- “fallado” frequency rank
- #17,965
- “fallan” frequency rank
- 27785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallado | fallan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fallar. |
Where the eye mixes fallado and fallan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fallado vs fallan
A purely visual mix-up. fallado ([faˈʝað̞o]) and fallan ([ˈfaʝãn]) 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 27785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallado is recorded at frequency rank #9,820, classified as averb, pronounced [faˈʝað̞o]. fallan is at rank #17,965, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaʝãn].
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 27785, this pair ranks #225,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallado vs fallan
Shared letters: afl. Private to "fallado": do. Private to "fallan": n.
"fallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallado" and "fallan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fallado" or "fallan"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallado" and "fallan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba vs fallan". 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 #225,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.