Which to use
“faltado” and “faltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,091
- “faltado” frequency rank
- #18,544
- “faltaron” frequency rank
- 33635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltado | faltaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de faltar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltado and faltaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against faltaron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: faltado vs faltaron
A purely visual mix-up. faltado ([fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltado is recorded at frequency rank #15,091, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]. 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 33635, this pair ranks #195,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltado vs faltaron
Shared letters: aflot. Private to "faltado": d. Private to "faltaron": nr.
"faltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faltado" and "faltaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "faltado" vs "faltaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltado" 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 #195,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltado" 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 #195,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.