labradavslabradoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: labrada is a noun, labrado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“labrada” is a noun and “labrado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,098
“labrada” frequency rank
#46,028
“labrado” frequency rank
89126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labrada labrado
Definition Acción o efecto de labrar. Se dice de telas o géneros que tienen alguna labor o adorno bordado, cosido, tejido o elborado a mano.

Where the eye mixes labrada and labrado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. labrada and labrado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
labrada
7 ch
labrado

Look-alike desk: labrada vs labrado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: labrada is [laˈβ̞ɾað̞a] while labrado is [laˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “labrada” becomes o in “labrado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labrada is recorded at frequency rank #43,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞ɾað̞a]. labrado is at rank #46,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laˈβ̞ɾað̞o].

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 89126, this pair ranks #3,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labrada vs labrado

Shared letters: abdlr. Private to "labrada": -. Private to "labrado": o.

"labrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "labrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labrada ← albrada · labarda · labbrada · labraad · labradda · labrdaa · labrrada · larbada
  • labrado ← albrado · labardo · labbrado · labraddo · labraod · labrdao · labrrado · larbado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labrada" and "labrado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labrada" is a noun and "labrado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "labrada" or "labrado" show up more?
"labrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,098 in our Spanish list, against #46,028 for "labrado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "labrada" and "labrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "labrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "labrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labrada" and "labrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labrado vs laburando". 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 #3,336 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