Which to use
“faltar” and “faltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,023
- “faltar” frequency rank
- #18,544
- “faltaron” frequency rank
- 25567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltar | faltaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | No estar en un sitio. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltar and faltaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against faltaron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses faltar with faltaron
A purely visual mix-up. faltar ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and faltaron ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 “faltaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25567, 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]. faltaron is at rank #18,544, tagged as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 25567, this pair ranks #235,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltar vs faltaron
Shared letters: aflrt. Private to "faltar": -. Private to "faltaron": no.
"faltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faltar" for "faltaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faltar" vs "faltaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faltar" and "faltaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faltaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltar" and "faltaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltaron vs filtraron". 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 #235,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.