Which to use
“ladera” and “ladra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,410
- “ladera” frequency rank
- #32,275
- “ladra” frequency rank
- 52685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladera | ladra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pendiente de un monte, montaña u otra elevación. | El acto de ladrar el perro. |
Where the eye mixes ladera and ladra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ladera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against ladra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ladera with ladra
A purely visual mix-up. ladera ([laˈð̞eɾa]) and ladra ([ˈlað̞ɾa]) 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 52685, 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]. ladra is at rank #32,275, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾa].
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 52685, this pair ranks #91,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladera vs ladra
Shared letters: adlr. Private to "ladera": e. Private to "ladra": -.
"ladera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladera" and "ladra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ladera" or "ladra"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ladera" and "ladra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladera" and "ladra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladra vs Lyra". 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 #91,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.