Which to use
“burlado” and “burlar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,390
- “burlado” frequency rank
- #24,406
- “burlar” frequency rank
- 59796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | burlado | burlar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de burlar o de burlarse. | Engañar, mentir a alguien. |
Where the eye mixes burlado and burlar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. burlado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against burlar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: burlado vs burlar
A purely visual mix-up. burlado ([buɾˈlað̞o]) and burlar ([buɾˈlaɾ]) 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 59796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
burlado is recorded at frequency rank #35,390, classified as averb, pronounced [buɾˈlað̞o]. burlar is at rank #24,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [buɾˈlaɾ].
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 59796, this pair ranks #61,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of burlado vs burlar
Shared letters: ablru. Private to "burlado": do. Private to "burlar": -.
"burlado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "burlar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "burlado" for "burlar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "burlado" or "burlar" 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 "burlado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "burlar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "burlado" and "burlar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "burlado 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 #61,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.