Which to use
“borrar” is a verb and “burra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,586
- “borrar” frequency rank
- #33,461
- “burra” frequency rank
- 39047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borrar | burra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que desaparezca lo escrito, trazado o pintado con una goma, borrador u otro material. | Bicicleta. |
Where the eye mixes borrar and burra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. borrar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against burra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: borrar vs burra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: borrar is [boˈraɾ] while burra is [ˈbura]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39047, 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]. burra is at rank #33,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbura].
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 39047, this pair ranks #166,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borrar vs burra
Shared letters: abr. Private to "borrar": o. Private to "burra": u.
"borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "burra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "borrar" and "burra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "borrar" vs "burra" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "burra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borrar" and "burra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barr vs burra". 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 #166,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.