Which to use
“fallan” and “falten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,965
- “fallan” frequency rank
- #26,847
- “falten” frequency rank
- 44812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallan | falten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes fallan and falten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fallan and falten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fallan vs falten
A purely visual mix-up. fallan ([ˈfaʝãn]) and falten ([ˈfal̪t̪ẽn]) 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 44812, 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]. falten is at rank #26,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfal̪t̪ẽn].
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 44812, this pair ranks #134,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallan vs falten
Shared letters: afln. Private to "fallan": -. Private to "falten": et.
"fallan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "falten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallan" and "falten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallan" and "falten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallan" and "falten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falten vs fate". 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 #134,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.