Which to use
“faltaba” and “faltado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,303
- “faltaba” frequency rank
- #15,091
- “faltado” frequency rank
- 21394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltaba | faltado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de faltar. | Participio de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltaba and faltado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: faltaba vs faltado
A purely visual mix-up. faltaba ([fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and faltado ([fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 21394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltaba is recorded at frequency rank #6,303, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. 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 21394, this pair ranks #255,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faltaba vs faltado
Shared letters: aflt. Private to "faltaba": b. Private to "faltado": do.
"faltaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faltaba" for "faltado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faltaba" vs "faltado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "faltaba" and "faltado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltaba" 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 #255,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltaba" and "faltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba vs faltaba". 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 #255,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.