Which to use
“fallan” and “faltar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,965
- “fallan” frequency rank
- #7,023
- “faltar” frequency rank
- 24988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallan | faltar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fallar. | No estar en un sitio. |
Where the eye mixes fallan and faltar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fallan and faltar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fallan with faltar
A purely visual mix-up. fallan ([ˈfaʝãn]) and faltar ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallan is recorded at frequency rank #17,965, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaʝãn]. faltar is at rank #7,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 24988, this pair ranks #238,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallan vs faltar
Shared letters: afl. Private to "fallan": n. Private to "faltar": rt.
"fallan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallan" and "faltar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fallan" or "faltar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallan" and "faltar" 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 #238,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.