Which to use
“fallando” and “faltado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,110
- “fallando” frequency rank
- #15,091
- “faltado” frequency rank
- 34201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallando | faltado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de fallar. | Participio de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes fallando and faltado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallando and faltado
A purely visual mix-up. fallando ([faˈʝãn̪d̪o]) and faltado ([fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 34201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallando is recorded at frequency rank #19,110, classified as averb, pronounced [faˈʝãn̪d̪o]. faltado is at rank #15,091, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 34201, this pair ranks #192,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallando vs faltado
Shared letters: adflo. Private to "fallando": n. Private to "faltado": t.
"fallando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "faltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallando" for "faltado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fallando" vs "faltado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fallando" and "faltado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallando" and "faltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltado vs faltará". 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 #192,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.