Which to use
“faltando” is a verb and “faltante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,857
- “faltando” frequency rank
- #38,118
- “faltante” frequency rank
- 53975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltando | faltante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de faltar. | Que no existe donde debería. |
Where the eye mixes faltando and faltante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltando and faltante follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: faltando vs faltante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: faltando is [fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] while faltante is [fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltando is recorded at frequency rank #15,857, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. faltante is at rank #38,118, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
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 53975, this pair ranks #85,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltando vs faltante
Shared letters: aflnt. Private to "faltando": do. Private to "faltante": e.
"faltando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "faltante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faltando" and "faltante" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "faltando" vs "faltante" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "faltando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltando" and "faltante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltante vs faltantes". 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 #85,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.