Which to use
“fallido” is an adjective and “fallidos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,603
- “fallido” frequency rank
- #26,444
- “fallidos” frequency rank
- 39047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallido | fallidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Malogrado, sin el éxito deseado. | Forma del plural de fallido. |
Where the eye mixes fallido and fallidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fallido and fallidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fallido is [faˈʝið̞o] while fallidos is [faˈʝið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fallido” sits inside “fallidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallido is recorded at frequency rank #12,603, classified as anadj, pronounced [faˈʝið̞o]. fallidos is at rank #26,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [faˈʝið̞os].
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 39047, this pair ranks #166,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallido vs fallidos
Shared letters: adfilo. Private to "fallido": -. Private to "fallidos": s.
"fallido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fallidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fallido" for "fallidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fallido" vs "fallidos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallido" and "fallidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallamos vs fallidos". 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 #166,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.