Which to use
“borran” and “borro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,534
- “borran” frequency rank
- #25,535
- “borro” frequency rank
- 51069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borran | borro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de borrar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes borran and borro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between borran and borro
A purely visual mix-up. borran ([ˈborãn]) and borro ([ˈboro]) 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 51069, 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]. borro is at rank #25,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈboro].
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 51069, this pair ranks #99,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borran vs borro
Shared letters: bor. Private to "borran": an. Private to "borro": -.
"borran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "borran" and "borro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "borran" or "borro" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "borran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borran" and "borro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borg vs borro". 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 #99,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.