Which to use
“faltaban” and “faltará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,337
- “faltaban” frequency rank
- #30,076
- “faltará” frequency rank
- 46413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltaban | faltará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de faltar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltaban and faltará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faltaban runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against faltará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: faltaban vs faltará
A purely visual mix-up. faltaban ([fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and faltará ([fal̪t̪aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltaban is recorded at frequency rank #16,337, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. faltará is at rank #30,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪t̪aˈɾa].
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 46413, this pair ranks #125,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltaban vs faltará
Shared letters: aflt. Private to "faltaban": bn. Private to "faltará": rá.
"faltaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "faltará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faltaban ← afltaban · falatban · falltaban · faltaabn · faltabann · faltabban · faltabna · faltavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faltaban" and "faltará" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "faltaban" vs "faltará" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltaban" and "faltará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba 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 #125,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.