Which to use
“fallar” and “fallaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,135
- “fallar” frequency rank
- #20,037
- “fallaron” frequency rank
- 30172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallar | fallaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante obsoleta de hallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fallar. |
Where the eye mixes fallar and fallaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fallar vs fallaron
A purely visual mix-up. fallar ([faˈʝaɾ]) and fallaron ([faˈʝaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fallar” sits inside “fallaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallar is recorded at frequency rank #10,135, classified as averb, pronounced [faˈʝaɾ]. fallaron is at rank #20,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [faˈʝaɾõn].
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 30172, this pair ranks #213,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallar vs fallaron
Shared letters: aflr. Private to "fallar": -. Private to "fallaron": no.
"fallar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fallaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallar" and "fallaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fallar" or "fallaron"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallar" and "fallaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaron vs filmaron". 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 #213,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.