Which to use
“faltará” and “faltaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,076
- “faltará” frequency rank
- #24,870
- “faltaría” frequency rank
- 54946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltará | faltaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de faltar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltará and faltaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltará runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against faltaría's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses faltará with faltaría
A purely visual mix-up. faltará ([fal̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltará is recorded at frequency rank #30,076, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪t̪aˈɾa]. 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 54946, this pair ranks #81,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faltará vs faltaría
Shared letters: aflrt. Private to "faltará": á. Private to "faltaría": í.
"faltará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltaría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faltará" for "faltaría" ever safe?
Which is more common, "faltará" or "faltaría"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltará" 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 #81,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltará" and "faltaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba vs faltará". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.