Which to use
“barrer” and “borré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,952
- “barrer” frequency rank
- #32,526
- “borré” frequency rank
- 55478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barrer | borré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Limpiar un lugar con la escoba. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes barrer and borré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: barrer vs borré
A purely visual mix-up. barrer ([baˈreɾ]) and borré ([boˈre]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barrer is recorded at frequency rank #22,952, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈreɾ]. borré is at rank #32,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈre].
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 55478, this pair ranks #78,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barrer vs borré
Shared letters: br. Private to "barrer": ae. Private to "borré": oé.
"barrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- barrer ← abrrer · barer · barerr · barrerr · barrre · bbarrer · brarer · varrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barrer" and "borré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "barrer" vs "borré" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "barrer" and "borré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barrer" and "borré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borré vs brie". 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 #78,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.