Which to use
“laboran” and “laborar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,919
- “laboran” frequency rank
- #39,309
- “laborar” frequency rank
- 80228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laboran | laborar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de laborar. | Variante de labrar. |
Where the eye mixes laboran and laborar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses laboran with laborar
A purely visual mix-up. laboran ([laˈβ̞oɾãn]) and laborar ([laβ̞oˈɾaɾ]) 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 “laboran” becomes r in “laborar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laboran is recorded at frequency rank #40,919, classified as averb, pronounced [laˈβ̞oɾãn]. laborar is at rank #39,309, tagged as averb, pronounced [laβ̞oˈɾaɾ].
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 80228, this pair ranks #11,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laboran vs laborar
Shared letters: ablor. Private to "laboran": n. Private to "laborar": -.
"laboran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "laborar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laboran" for "laborar" ever safe?
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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 "laboran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laborar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laboran" and "laborar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labora vs laboran". 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 #11,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.