Which to use
“fallan” and “folla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,965
- “fallan” frequency rank
- #28,765
- “folla” frequency rank
- 46730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallan | folla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fallar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de follar. |
Where the eye mixes fallan and folla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fallan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against folla's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fallan and folla
A purely visual mix-up. fallan ([ˈfaʝãn]) and folla ([ˈfoʝa]) 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 46730, 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]. folla is at rank #28,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoʝa].
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 46730, this pair ranks #124,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallan vs folla
Shared letters: afl. Private to "fallan": n. Private to "folla": o.
"fallan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "folla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallan" for "folla" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fallan" vs "folla" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallan" and "folla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "folla vs fora". 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 #124,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.