Which to use
“falir” is a verb and “falta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,479
- “falir” frequency rank
- #335
- “falta” frequency rank
- 27814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falir | falta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ir à falência, não ter como cumprir com suas obrigações financeiras | transgressão das regras de um jogo |
Letter map: falir vs falta
Shared letters muted; letters that set falir and falta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. falir (CVCVC) and falta (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: falir vs falta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: falir is averb and faltaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falir is recorded at frequency rank #27,479, classified as averb. falta is at rank #335, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfaɫ.tɐ/.
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 27814, this pair ranks #41,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falir vs falta
Shared letters: afl. Private to "falir": ir. Private to "falta": t.
"falir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "falta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falir" for "falta" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "falir" vs "falta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "falir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falir" and "falta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia vs falir". 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 #41,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.