Which to use
“faltará” and “faltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,076
- “faltará” frequency rank
- #18,544
- “faltaron” frequency rank
- 48620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltará | faltaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de faltar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltará and faltaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltará runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) 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 faltará with faltaron
A purely visual mix-up. faltará ([fal̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48620, 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]. 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 48620, this pair ranks #113,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltará vs faltaron
Shared letters: aflrt. Private to "faltará": á. Private to "faltaron": no.
"faltará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "faltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faltaron ← afltaron · falatron · falltaron · faltaorn · faltarno · faltaronn · faltarron · faltraon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faltará" and "faltaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faltará" or "faltaron"?
Useful next steps
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 "faltaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltará" and "faltaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba vs faltará". 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 #113,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.