labradavslabradorWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#43,098
“labrada” frequency rank
#19,158
“labrador” frequency rank
62256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labrada labrador
Definition Acción o efecto de labrar. Que trabaja labrando la tierra.

Where the eye mixes labrada and labrador

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. labrada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against labrador's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
labrada
8 ch
labrador

Look-alike desk: labrada vs labrador

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: labrada is [laˈβ̞ɾað̞a] while labrador is [laβ̞ɾaˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62256, 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]. labrador is at rank #19,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laβ̞ɾaˈð̞oɾ].

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 62256, this pair ranks #52,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labrada vs labrador

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

"labrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "labrador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labrada ← albrada · labarda · labbrada · labraad · labradda · labrdaa · labrrada · larbada
  • labrador ← albrador · labardor · labbrador · labraddor · labradorr · labradro · labraodr · labrdaor

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "labrada" and "labrador" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labrada" is a noun and "labrador" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "labrada" or "labrador"?
"labrador" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,158 in our Spanish list, against #43,098 for "labrada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "labrada" and "labrador" 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 "labrador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labrada" and "labrador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labrada vs labrado". 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 #52,662 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