Which to use
“falle” and “falten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,040
- “falle” frequency rank
- #26,847
- “falten” frequency rank
- 52887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falle | falten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes falle and falten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. falle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against falten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses falle with falten
A purely visual mix-up. falle ([ˈfaʝe]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falle is recorded at frequency rank #26,040, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaʝe]. 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 52887, this pair ranks #90,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falle vs falten
Shared letters: aefl. Private to "falle": -. Private to "falten": nt.
"falle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "falten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falle" for "falten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "falle" vs "falten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "falle" and "falten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "falle" 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 #90,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falle" and "falten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falle vs fuelle". 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 #90,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.