Which to use
“borrar” and “borro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,586
- “borrar” frequency rank
- #25,535
- “borro” frequency rank
- 31121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borrar | borro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes borrar and borro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between borrar and borro
A purely visual mix-up. borrar ([boˈraɾ]) 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 31121, 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]. 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 31121, this pair ranks #208,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borrar vs borro
Shared letters: bor. Private to "borrar": a. Private to "borro": -.
"borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borrar" for "borro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "borrar" vs "borro" - which ranks higher?
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 "borrar" 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 #208,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borrar" 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 #208,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.