Which to use
“borraron” and “burlaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,888
- “borraron” frequency rank
- #41,226
- “burlaron” frequency rank
- 69114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borraron | burlaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de borrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de burlar o de burlarse. |
Where the eye mixes borraron and burlaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. borraron and burlaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between borraron and burlaron
A purely visual mix-up. borraron ([boˈraɾõn]) and burlaron ([buɾˈlaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borraron is recorded at frequency rank #27,888, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈraɾõn]. burlaron is at rank #41,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [buɾˈlaɾõn].
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 69114, this pair ranks #32,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of borraron vs burlaron
Shared letters: abnor. Private to "borraron": -. Private to "burlaron": lu.
"borraron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "burlaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borraron" for "burlaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "borraron" or "burlaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "borraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "burlaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borraron" and "burlaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailaron 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 #32,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.