Which to use
“faltaban” and “faltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,337
- “faltaban” frequency rank
- #18,544
- “faltaron” frequency rank
- 34881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltaban | faltaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de faltar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltaban and faltaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltaban and faltaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: faltaban vs faltaron
A purely visual mix-up. faltaban ([fal̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and faltaron ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 34881, 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]. faltaron is at rank #18,544, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 34881, this pair ranks #189,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltaban vs faltaron
Shared letters: aflnt. Private to "faltaban": b. Private to "faltaron": or.
"faltaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "faltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faltaban" for "faltaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faltaban" vs "faltaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "faltaban" and "faltaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltaban" and "faltaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltaron vs filtraron". 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 #189,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.