Which to use
“faltan” and “faltando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,323
- “faltan” frequency rank
- #15,857
- “faltando” frequency rank
- 19180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltan | faltando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de faltar. | Gerundio de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltan and faltando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against faltando's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: faltan vs faltando
A purely visual mix-up. faltan ([ˈfal̪t̪ãn]) and faltando ([fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “faltan” sits inside “faltando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltan is recorded at frequency rank #3,323, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfal̪t̪ãn]. faltando is at rank #15,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 19180, this pair ranks #264,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faltan vs faltando
Shared letters: aflnt. Private to "faltan": -. Private to "faltando": do.
"faltan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faltando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faltan" and "faltando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faltan" or "faltando"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faltan" and "faltando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltan" and "faltando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltando vs filtrando". 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 #264,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.