Which to use
“fallo” is an adjective and “fallos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,410
- “fallo” frequency rank
- #8,801
- “fallos” frequency rank
- 12211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fallo | fallos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En algunos juegos de naipes, falto de algún palo. | Forma del plural de fallo. |
Where the eye mixes fallo and fallos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fallo with fallos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fallo is [ˈfaʝo] while fallos is [ˈfaʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fallo” sits inside “fallos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fallo is recorded at frequency rank #3,410, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaʝo]. fallos is at rank #8,801, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaʝos].
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 12211, this pair ranks #292,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fallo vs fallos
Shared letters: aflo. Private to "fallo": -. Private to "fallos": s.
"fallo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fallos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fallo" and "fallos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fallo" or "fallos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fallo" and "fallos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fallo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fallos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fallo" and "fallos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallos vs filos". 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 #292,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.