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“laderas” and “ladra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,728
“laderas” frequency rank
#32,275
“ladra” frequency rank
54003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laderas ladra
Definition Forma del plural de ladera El acto de ladrar el perro.

Where the eye mixes laderas and ladra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
laderas
5 ch
ladra

Why the eye confuses laderas with ladra

A purely visual mix-up. laderas ([laˈð̞eɾas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laderas is recorded at frequency rank #21,728, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈð̞eɾas]. 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 54003, this pair ranks #85,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laderas vs ladra

Shared letters: adlr. Private to "laderas": es. Private to "ladra": -.

"laderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laderasalderas · ladderas · ladears · laderass · laderras · ladersa · ladreas · laedras
  • ladraaldra · ladar · laddra · ladrra · larda · ldara · lladra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laderas" for "ladra" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([laˈð̞eɾas] versus [ˈlað̞ɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "laderas" vs "ladra" - which ranks higher?
"laderas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,728 in our Spanish list, against #32,275 for "ladra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laderas" 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 #85,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laderas" 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 #85,256 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