Which to use
“ladra” and “lady” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,275
- “ladra” frequency rank
- #6,321
- “lady” frequency rank
- 38596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladra | lady |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acto de ladrar el perro. | Dama. |
Where the eye mixes ladra and lady
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ladra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lady's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ladra with lady
A purely visual mix-up. ladra ([ˈlað̞ɾa]) and lady (/ˈleɪ.di/) 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 38596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladra is recorded at frequency rank #32,275, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾa]. lady is at rank #6,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.di/.
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 38596, this pair ranks #169,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladra vs lady
Shared letters: adl. Private to "ladra": r. Private to "lady": y.
"ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lady" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ladra" for "lady" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ladra" or "lady"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ladra" and "lady" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lady" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladra" and "lady" 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 #169,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.