Which to use
“faltar” and “faltaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,023
- “faltar” frequency rank
- #24,870
- “faltaría” frequency rank
- 31893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltar | faltaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | No estar en un sitio. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltar and faltaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against faltaría's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between faltar and faltaría
A purely visual mix-up. faltar ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and faltaría ([fal̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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) - “faltar” sits inside “faltaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltar is recorded at frequency rank #7,023, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]. faltaría is at rank #24,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪t̪aˈɾia].
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 31893, this pair ranks #204,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltar vs faltaría
Shared letters: aflrt. Private to "faltar": -. Private to "faltaría": í.
"faltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faltaría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faltar ← afltar · falatr · falltar · faltarr · faltra · falttar · fatlar · ffaltar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faltar" for "faltaría" ever safe?
Which is more common, "faltar" or "faltaría"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "faltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltar" and "faltaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltará vs faltaría". 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 #204,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.