Which to use
“burlan” and “burlar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,466
- “burlan” frequency rank
- #24,406
- “burlar” frequency rank
- 42872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | burlan | burlar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de burlar o de burlarse. | Engañar, mentir a alguien. |
Where the eye mixes burlan and burlar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: burlan vs burlar
A purely visual mix-up. burlan ([ˈbuɾlãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “burlan” becomes r in “burlar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
burlan is recorded at frequency rank #18,466, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbuɾlãn]. 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 42872, this pair ranks #145,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of burlan vs burlar
Shared letters: ablru. Private to "burlan": n. Private to "burlar": -.
"burlan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "burlar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "burlan" for "burlar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "burlan" vs "burlar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "burlan" 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 #145,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "burlan" and "burlar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "burlar vs burlen". 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 #145,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.