Which to use
“ladra” and “lauro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,275
- “ladra” frequency rank
- #40,925
- “lauro” frequency rank
- 73200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladra | lauro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acto de ladrar el perro. | (Laurus nobilis) Árbol lauráceo de hojas olorosas y madera resistente, considerado símbolo de victoria entre los antiguos griegos y romanos y usado en la cocina como especia. |
Where the eye mixes ladra and lauro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ladra (CVCCV) and lauro (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ladra and lauro
A purely visual mix-up. ladra ([ˈlað̞ɾa]) and lauro ([ˈlawɾo]) 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 73200, 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]. lauro is at rank #40,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlawɾo].
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 73200, this pair ranks #23,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ladra vs lauro
Shared letters: alr. Private to "ladra": d. Private to "lauro": ou.
"ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lauro" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ladra" and "lauro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ladra" or "lauro"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ladra" and "lauro" 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 "lauro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladra" and "lauro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laude vs lauro". 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 #23,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.