Which to use
“faltante” and “flotante” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,118
- “faltante” frequency rank
- #16,108
- “flotante” frequency rank
- 54226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltante | flotante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no existe donde debería. | Que flota. |
Where the eye mixes faltante and flotante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. faltante (CVCCVCCV) and flotante (CCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: faltante vs flotante
A purely visual mix-up. faltante ([fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]) and flotante ([floˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]) 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 54226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltante is recorded at frequency rank #38,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. flotante is at rank #16,108, tagged as anadj, pronounced [floˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
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 54226, this pair ranks #84,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltante vs flotante
Shared letters: aeflnt. Private to "faltante": -. Private to "flotante": o.
"faltante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "flotante" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faltante" and "flotante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faltante" or "flotante"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faltante" and "flotante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flotante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltante" and "flotante" 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 #84,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.