laboranvsladranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“laboran” and “ladran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,919
“laboran” frequency rank
#38,204
“ladran” frequency rank
79123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laboran ladran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de laborar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ladrar.

Where the eye mixes laboran and ladran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
laboran
6 ch
ladran

Visual trap between laboran and ladran

A purely visual mix-up. laboran ([laˈβ̞oɾãn]) and ladran ([ˈlað̞ɾãn]) 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 79123, 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]. ladran is at rank #38,204, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾãn].

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 79123, this pair ranks #13,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of laboran vs ladran

Shared letters: alnr. Private to "laboran": bo. Private to "ladran": d.

"laboran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "ladran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laboranalboran · labboran · laboarn · laborann · laborna · laborran · labroan · laobran
  • ladranaldran · ladarn · laddran · ladrann · ladrna · ladrran · lardan · ldaran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "laboran" and "ladran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([laˈβ̞oɾãn] versus [ˈlað̞ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "laboran" vs "ladran" - which ranks higher?
"ladran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,204 in our Spanish list, against #40,919 for "laboran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "laboran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ladran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laboran" and "ladran" 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 #13,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list