Which to use
“fallen” and “faltan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,664
- “fallen” frequency rank
- #3,323
- “faltan” frequency rank
- 35987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallen | faltan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de fallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes fallen and faltan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fallen and faltan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fallen vs faltan
A purely visual mix-up. fallen ([ˈfaʝẽn]) and faltan ([ˈfal̪t̪ãn]) 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 35987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallen is recorded at frequency rank #32,664, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaʝẽn]. faltan is at rank #3,323, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfal̪t̪ãn].
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 35987, this pair ranks #183,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallen vs faltan
Shared letters: afln. Private to "fallen": e. Private to "faltan": t.
"fallen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faltan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallen" and "faltan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallen" and "faltan" 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 #183,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.