Which to use
“laden” and “ladrón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,727
- “laden” frequency rank
- #5,848
- “ladrón” frequency rank
- 27575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laden | ladrón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cargado. | Que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. |
Letter map: laden vs ladrón
Shared letters muted; letters that set laden and ladrón apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - laden / ladrón
laden and ladrón are indexed as a confusable Spanish pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laden is recorded at frequency rank #21,727, classified as anadj. ladrón is at rank #5,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾõn].
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 27575, this pair ranks #226,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laden vs ladrón
Shared letters: adln. Private to "laden": e. Private to "ladrón": ró.
"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ladrón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laden ← alden · ladden · ladenn · ladne · laedn · ldaen · lladen
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "laden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laden" and "ladrón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laden vs Laude". 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 #226,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.