Which to use
“fallece” and “fallen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,336
- “fallece” frequency rank
- #32,664
- “fallen” frequency rank
- 49000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallece | fallen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fallecer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de fallar. |
Where the eye mixes fallece and fallen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fallece runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against fallen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fallece and fallen
A purely visual mix-up. fallece ([faˈʝese]) and fallen ([ˈfaʝẽn]) 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 49000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallece is recorded at frequency rank #16,336, classified as averb, pronounced [faˈʝese]. fallen is at rank #32,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaʝẽn].
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 49000, this pair ranks #111,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallece vs fallen
Shared letters: aefl. Private to "fallece": c. Private to "fallen": n.
"fallece" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallece" for "fallen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fallece" vs "fallen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallece" and "fallen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallen vs false". 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 #111,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.