faltar
/faɫ.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“faltar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,027 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #7,027
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - encontrar-se sem algo do que é preciso, haver falta de, não ter aquilo que é necessário
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faltar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /faɫ.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,027 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faltar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for faltar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /faɫ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,027 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for faltar, with forms such as "afltar", "falatr", and "falltar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fator", "filmar", "fritar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is faltar, spelled F-A-L-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1encontrar-se sem algo do que é preciso, haver falta de, não ter aquilo que é necessário
- 2não existir.
- 3não estar presente.
- 4falecer.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afltar,falatr,falltar,faltarr,faltra,falttar,fatlar,ffaltar,flatar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faltar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “faltar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-L-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /faɫ.ˈtaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fator” - see the side-by-side comparison. faltar vs fator
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.