Which to use
“labrado” and “letrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,028
- “labrado” frequency rank
- #26,904
- “letrado” frequency rank
- 72932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labrado | letrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de telas o géneros que tienen alguna labor o adorno bordado, cosido, tejido o elborado a mano. | Sabio, docto o instruido. |
Where the eye mixes labrado and letrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. labrado and letrado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: labrado vs letrado
A purely visual mix-up. labrado ([laˈβ̞ɾað̞o]) and letrado ([leˈt̪ɾað̞o]) 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 72932, 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]. letrado is at rank #26,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈt̪ɾað̞o].
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 72932, this pair ranks #24,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labrado vs letrado
Shared letters: adlor. Private to "labrado": b. Private to "letrado": et.
"labrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "letrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labrado" and "letrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labrado" or "letrado"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "labrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labrado" and "letrado" 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 #24,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.