Which to use
“ladera” and “laderas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,410
- “ladera” frequency rank
- #21,728
- “laderas” frequency rank
- 42138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladera | laderas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pendiente de un monte, montaña u otra elevación. | Forma del plural de ladera |
Where the eye mixes ladera and laderas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ladera and laderas
A purely visual mix-up. ladera ([laˈð̞eɾa]) and laderas ([laˈð̞eɾas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ladera” sits inside “laderas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladera is recorded at frequency rank #20,410, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈð̞eɾa]. laderas is at rank #21,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈð̞eɾas].
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 42138, this pair ranks #149,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladera vs laderas
Shared letters: adelr. Private to "ladera": -. Private to "laderas": s.
"ladera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "laderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ladera" for "laderas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ladera" vs "laderas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laderas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladera" and "laderas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labora vs ladera". 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 #149,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.