faltaronvsfilmaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“faltaron” and “filmaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,544
“faltaron” frequency rank
#38,125
“filmaron” frequency rank
56669
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature faltaron filmaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faltar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de filmar.

Where the eye mixes faltaron and filmaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltaron and filmaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
faltaron
8 ch
filmaron

Look-alike desk: faltaron vs filmaron

A purely visual mix-up. faltaron ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and filmaron ([filˈmaɾõn]) 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 56669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

faltaron is recorded at frequency rank #18,544, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. filmaron is at rank #38,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [filˈmaɾõn].

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 56669, this pair ranks #73,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of faltaron vs filmaron

Shared letters: aflnor. Private to "faltaron": t. Private to "filmaron": im.

"faltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "filmaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • faltaron ← afltaron · falatron · falltaron · faltaorn · faltarno · faltaronn · faltarron · faltraon
  • filmaron ← ffilmaron · filamron · fillmaron · filmaorn · filmarno · filmaronn · filmarron · filmmaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "faltaron" and "filmaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fal̪ˈt̪aɾõn] versus [filˈmaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "faltaron" vs "filmaron" - which ranks higher?
"faltaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,544 in our Spanish list, against #38,125 for "filmaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "faltaron" and "filmaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "faltaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filmaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "faltaron" and "filmaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmaron 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 #73,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list