labradovsladrandoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: labrado is a adjective, ladrando is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#46,028
“labrado” frequency rank
#36,643
“ladrando” frequency rank
82671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labrado ladrando
Definition Se dice de telas o géneros que tienen alguna labor o adorno bordado, cosido, tejido o elborado a mano. Gerundio de ladrar.

Where the eye mixes labrado and ladrando

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

7 ch
labrado
8 ch
ladrando

Look-alike desk: labrado vs ladrando

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: labrado is [laˈβ̞ɾað̞o] while ladrando is [laˈð̞ɾãn̪d̪o]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labrado is recorded at frequency rank #46,028, classified as anadj, pronounced [laˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. ladrando is at rank #36,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾãn̪d̪o].

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 82671, this pair ranks #8,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labrado vs ladrando

Shared letters: adlor. Private to "labrado": b. Private to "ladrando": n.

"labrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "ladrando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labrado ← albrado · labardo · labbrado · labraddo · labraod · labrdao · labrrado · larbado
  • ladrando ← aldrando · ladarndo · laddrando · ladradno · ladranddo · ladranndo · ladranod · ladrnado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "labrado" for "ladrando" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labrado" is an adjective and "ladrando" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "labrado" vs "ladrando" - which ranks higher?
"ladrando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,643 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "labrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ladrando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labrado" and "ladrando" 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 #8,986 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