Which to use
“borrar” and “borraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,586
- “borrar” frequency rank
- #27,888
- “borraron” frequency rank
- 33474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borrar | borraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes borrar and borraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. borrar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against borraron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between borrar and borraron
A purely visual mix-up. borrar ([boˈraɾ]) and borraron ([boˈraɾõn]) 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) - “borrar” sits inside “borraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borrar is recorded at frequency rank #5,586, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈraɾ]. borraron is at rank #27,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈraɾõn].
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 33474, this pair ranks #196,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borrar vs borraron
Shared letters: abor. Private to "borrar": -. Private to "borraron": n.
"borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borraron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borrar" for "borraron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "borrar" vs "borraron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "borrar" and "borraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "borrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borrar" and "borraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borraron vs burlaron". 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 #196,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.