labradovslloradoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#46,028
“labrado” frequency rank
#25,340
“llorado” frequency rank
71368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labrado llorado
Definition Se dice de telas o géneros que tienen alguna labor o adorno bordado, cosido, tejido o elborado a mano. Participio de llorar.

Where the eye mixes labrado and llorado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. labrado (CVCCVCV) and llorado (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
labrado
7 ch
llorado

Look-alike desk: labrado vs llorado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: labrado is [laˈβ̞ɾað̞o] while llorado is [ʝoˈɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71368, 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]. llorado is at rank #25,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾað̞o].

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 71368, this pair ranks #27,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labrado vs llorado

Shared letters: adlor. Private to "labrado": b. Private to "llorado": -.

"labrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "llorado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labrado ← albrado · labardo · labbrado · labraddo · labraod · labrdao · labrrado · larbado
  • llorado ← lloardo · lloraddo · lloraod · llordao · llorrado · llroado · lolrado · lorado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labrado" and "llorado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labrado" is an adjective and "llorado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "labrado" vs "llorado" - which ranks higher?
"llorado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,340 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "labrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labrado" and "llorado" 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 #27,675 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