Which to use
“fallado” is a verb and “fallidos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,820
- “fallado” frequency rank
- #26,444
- “fallidos” frequency rank
- 36264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallado | fallidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fallar. | Forma del plural de fallido. |
Where the eye mixes fallado and fallidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallado and fallidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fallado is [faˈʝað̞o] while fallidos is [faˈʝið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36264, 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]. fallidos is at rank #26,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [faˈʝið̞os].
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 36264, this pair ranks #181,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallado vs fallidos
Shared letters: adflo. Private to "fallado": -. Private to "fallidos": is.
"fallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallado" for "fallidos" ever safe?
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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 "fallidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallado" and "fallidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallamos vs fallidos". 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 #181,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.