Which to use
“fallado” and “fallando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,820
- “fallado” frequency rank
- #19,110
- “fallando” frequency rank
- 28930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallado | fallando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fallar. | Gerundio de fallar. |
Where the eye mixes fallado and fallando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallado and fallando
A purely visual mix-up. fallado ([faˈʝað̞o]) and fallando ([faˈʝãn̪d̪o]) 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 28930, 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]. fallando is at rank #19,110, tagged as averb, pronounced [faˈʝãn̪d̪o].
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 28930, this pair ranks #219,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallado vs fallando
Shared letters: adflo. Private to "fallado": -. Private to "fallando": n.
"fallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fallado" and "fallando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fallado" or "fallando"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallado" and "fallando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallado" and "fallando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallado 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 #219,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.