ladrar
[laˈð̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“ladrar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,276
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar ladridos el perro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ladrar · ladrar · Spanish
ladrar · rank #32,276 · 8 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,276
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH ladra
Nearest frequency peer: ladra (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ladrar”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- keys
keys
67,728 corpus weight
- lacras
lacras
67,727 corpus weight
- ladra
ladra
67,726 corpus weight
- ladrar
ladrar
67,725 corpus weight
- Lemon
Lemon
67,724 corpus weight
- liar
liar
67,723 corpus weight
What this shows “ladrar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | ladrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [laˈð̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ladrar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around ladrar (IPA [laˈð̞ɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,276 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ladrar, with forms such as "aldrar", "ladarr", and "laddrar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Lara", "Laura", "lavar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ladrar, spelled L-A-D-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar ladridos el perro.
- 2Amenazar sin acometer.
- 3Impugnar, motejar. Alguna vez se entiende con razón y justicia, pero de ordinario indica malignidad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ladrar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Brun dijo que de madrugada se despertó al oír ladrar a su perro. Comprobó que la puerta de la cocina estaba abierta y que le faltaban algunos cubiertos de plata».
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aldrar
- ladarr
- laddrar
- ladrarr
- ladrrar
- lardar
- ldarar
- lladrar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ladrar - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ladrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).