Which to use
“lacan” and “ladran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,583
- “lacan” frequency rank
- #38,204
- “ladran” frequency rank
- 73787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacan | ladran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lacar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ladrar. |
Where the eye mixes lacan and ladran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lacan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ladran's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lacan vs ladran
A purely visual mix-up. lacan ([ˈlakãn]) and ladran ([ˈlað̞ɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacan is recorded at frequency rank #35,583, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlakãn]. ladran is at rank #38,204, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾãn].
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 73787, this pair ranks #22,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lacan vs ladran
Shared letters: aln. Private to "lacan": c. Private to "ladran": dr.
"lacan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ladran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lacan" for "ladran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lacan" vs "ladran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lacan" and "ladran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacan" and "ladran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacan vs lucían". 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 #22,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.