Which to use
“borrar” and “borré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,586
- “borrar” frequency rank
- #32,526
- “borré” frequency rank
- 38112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borrar | borré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes borrar and borré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. borrar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against borré's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: borrar vs borré
A purely visual mix-up. borrar ([boˈraɾ]) 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 38112, 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]. 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 38112, this pair ranks #171,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borrar vs borré
Shared letters: bor. Private to "borrar": a. Private to "borré": é.
"borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- borrar ← bborrar · borar · borarr · borrarr · borrra · brorar · obrrar · vorrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borrar" for "borré" ever safe?
Which is more common, "borrar" or "borré"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "borrar" 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 #171,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borrar" 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 #171,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.