Which to use
“borrada” is a participle and “borran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,461
- “borrada” frequency rank
- #25,534
- “borran” frequency rank
- 62995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borrada | borran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de borrado, participio de borrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes borrada and borran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between borrada and borran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: borrada is [boˈrað̞a] while borran is [ˈborãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borrada is recorded at frequency rank #37,461, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [boˈrað̞a]. borran is at rank #25,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈborãn].
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 62995, this pair ranks #50,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of borrada vs borran
Shared letters: abor. Private to "borrada": d. Private to "borran": n.
"borrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "borran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "borrada" and "borran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "borrada" or "borran" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "borrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borrada" and "borran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Barraza vs borrada". 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 #50,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.