Which to use
“fallecer” and “falleció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,118
- “fallecer” frequency rank
- #5,203
- “falleció” frequency rank
- 39321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallecer | falleció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llegar a su final la vida de uno. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fallecer. |
Where the eye mixes fallecer and falleció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fallecer (CVCCVCVC) and falleció (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fallecer vs falleció
A purely visual mix-up. fallecer ([faʝeˈseɾ]) and falleció ([faʝeˈsjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallecer is recorded at frequency rank #34,118, classified as averb, pronounced [faʝeˈseɾ]. falleció is at rank #5,203, tagged as averb, pronounced [faʝeˈsjo].
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 39321, this pair ranks #165,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallecer vs falleció
Shared letters: acefl. Private to "fallecer": r. Private to "falleció": ió.
"fallecer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "falleció" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fallecer ← afllecer · falecer · falelcer · fallceer · falleccer · fallecerr · fallecre · falleecr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallecer" for "falleció" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fallecer" vs "falleció" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fallecer" and "falleció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallecer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falleció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallecer" and "falleció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallece vs fallecer". 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 #165,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.