labradavslanzadaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,098
“labrada” frequency rank
#10,164
“lanzada” frequency rank
53262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labrada lanzada
Definition Acción o efecto de labrar. Golpe propinado con una lanza o la herida provocada por este.

Where the eye mixes labrada and lanzada

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

Visual trap between labrada and lanzada

A purely visual mix-up. labrada ([laˈβ̞ɾað̞a]) and lanzada ([lãnˈsað̞a]) 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 53262, 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]. lanzada is at rank #10,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lãnˈsað̞a].

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 53262, this pair ranks #88,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of labrada vs lanzada

Shared letters: adl. Private to "labrada": br. Private to "lanzada": nz.

"labrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "lanzada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labrada ← albrada · labarda · labbrada · labraad · labradda · labrdaa · labrrada · larbada
  • lanzada ← alnzada · lanazda · lannzada · lanzaad · lanzadda · lanzdaa · lanzzada · laznada

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "labrada" for "lanzada" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([laˈβ̞ɾað̞a] versus [lãnˈsað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "labrada" vs "lanzada" - which ranks higher?
"lanzada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,164 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "labrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lanzada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labrada" and "lanzada" 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 #88,743 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