Which to use
“borran” and “borrando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,534
- “borran” frequency rank
- #25,160
- “borrando” frequency rank
- 50694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borran | borrando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de borrar. | Gerundio de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes borran and borrando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between borran and borrando
A purely visual mix-up. borran ([ˈborãn]) and borrando ([boˈrãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “borran” sits inside “borrando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borran is recorded at frequency rank #25,534, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈborãn]. borrando is at rank #25,160, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈrãn̪d̪o].
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 50694, this pair ranks #101,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borran vs borrando
Shared letters: abnor. Private to "borran": -. Private to "borrando": d.
"borran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borrando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borran" for "borrando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "borran" vs "borrando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "borran" and "borrando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "borran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borrando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borran" and "borrando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bordar vs borran". 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 #101,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.