Which to use
“faltaría” and “faltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,870
- “faltaría” frequency rank
- #18,544
- “faltaron” frequency rank
- 43414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltaría | faltaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de faltar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar. |
Where the eye mixes faltaría and faltaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltaría (CVCCVCVV) and faltaron (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses faltaría with faltaron
A purely visual mix-up. faltaría ([fal̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltaría is recorded at frequency rank #24,870, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪t̪aˈɾia]. 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 43414, this pair ranks #142,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltaría vs faltaron
Shared letters: aflrt. Private to "faltaría": í. Private to "faltaron": no.
"faltaría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "faltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faltaron ← afltaron · falatron · falltaron · faltaorn · faltarno · faltaronn · faltarron · faltraon
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "faltaría" 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 #142,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltaría" 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 #142,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.