Which to use
“ladra” and “landa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,275
- “ladra” frequency rank
- #32,737
- “landa” frequency rank
- 65012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladra | landa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acto de ladrar el perro. | Lugar llano y despejado en el que abundan las plantas silvestres. |
Where the eye mixes ladra and landa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ladra and landa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ladra and landa
A purely visual mix-up. ladra ([ˈlað̞ɾa]) and landa ([ˈlãn̪d̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65012, 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]. landa is at rank #32,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãn̪d̪a].
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 65012, this pair ranks #43,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ladra vs landa
Shared letters: adl. Private to "ladra": r. Private to "landa": n.
"ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "landa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladra" and "landa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ladra" vs "landa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladra" and "landa" 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 #43,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.