Which to use
“laboran” and “laburar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,919
- “laboran” frequency rank
- #22,077
- “laburar” frequency rank
- 62996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laboran | laburar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de laborar. | Desempeñar una ocupación por una retribución. |
Where the eye mixes laboran and laburar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between laboran and laburar
A purely visual mix-up. laboran ([laˈβ̞oɾãn]) and laburar ([laβ̞uˈɾaɾ]) 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 62996, 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]. laburar is at rank #22,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [laβ̞uˈɾaɾ].
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 62996, this pair ranks #50,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laboran vs laburar
Shared letters: ablr. Private to "laboran": no. Private to "laburar": u.
"laboran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "laburar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laboran" for "laburar" 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 "laburar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laboran" and "laburar" 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 #50,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.