Which to use
“errado” and “errar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,626
- “errado” frequency rank
- #30,892
- “errar” frequency rank
- 56518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errado | errar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de errar. | Fallar en un juicio o concepto, de tal modo de afirmar aquello que no es cierto o negar lo que lo es. |
Where the eye mixes errado and errar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between errado and errar
A purely visual mix-up. errado ([eˈrað̞o]) and errar ([eˈraɾ]) 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 56518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errado is recorded at frequency rank #25,626, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈrað̞o]. errar is at rank #30,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈraɾ].
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 56518, this pair ranks #74,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of errado vs errar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "errado": do. Private to "errar": -.
"errado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "errar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "errado" for "errar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "errado" vs "errar" - 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 "errado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errado" and "errar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errar vs erre". 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 #74,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.