Which to use
“fallido” is an adjective and “faltado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,603
- “fallido” frequency rank
- #15,091
- “faltado” frequency rank
- 27694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallido | faltado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Malogrado, sin el éxito deseado. | Participio de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes fallido and faltado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fallido vs faltado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fallido is [faˈʝið̞o] while faltado is [fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27694, 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]. faltado is at rank #15,091, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 27694, this pair ranks #225,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fallido vs faltado
Shared letters: adflo. Private to "fallido": i. Private to "faltado": t.
"fallido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallido" and "faltado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fallido" or "faltado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fallido" and "faltado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallido" and "faltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltado vs faltará". 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 #225,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.