Which to use
“faltan” and “faltará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,323
- “faltan” frequency rank
- #30,076
- “faltará” frequency rank
- 33399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltan | faltará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente 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 faltan and faltará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faltan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against faltará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between faltan and faltará
A purely visual mix-up. faltan ([ˈfal̪t̪ãn]) 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 33399, 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]. 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 33399, this pair ranks #197,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltan vs faltará
Shared letters: aflt. Private to "faltan": n. Private to "faltará": rá.
"faltan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faltará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faltan ← afltan · falatn · falltan · faltann · faltna · falttan · fatlan · ffaltan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faltan" for "faltará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "faltan" or "faltará"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faltan" and "faltará" 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 "faltará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltan" 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 #197,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.