Which to use
“fallado” and “fallaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,820
- “fallado” frequency rank
- #20,037
- “fallaron” frequency rank
- 29857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallado | fallaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fallar. |
Where the eye mixes fallado and fallaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallado and fallaron
A purely visual mix-up. fallado ([faˈʝað̞o]) and fallaron ([faˈʝaɾõn]) 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 29857, 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]. fallaron is at rank #20,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [faˈʝaɾõn].
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 29857, this pair ranks #214,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallado vs fallaron
Shared letters: aflo. Private to "fallado": d. Private to "fallaron": nr.
"fallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallado" and "fallaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fallado" or "fallaron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fallado" and "fallaron" 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 "fallaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallado" and "fallaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaron vs filmaron". 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 #214,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.