Which to use
“ladra” is a noun and “Lyra” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,275
- “ladra” frequency rank
- #48,514
- “Lyra” frequency rank
- 80789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladra | Lyra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acto de ladrar el perro. | Constelación boreal situada entre Hércules (Hercules), la Zorra (Vulpecula), el Cisne (Cygnus) y el Dragón (Draco). Su estrella principal es Vega. |
Where the eye mixes ladra and Lyra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ladra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Lyra's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ladra vs Lyra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ladra is [ˈlað̞ɾa] while Lyra is [ˈliɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80789, 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]. Lyra is at rank #48,514, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈliɾa].
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 80789, this pair ranks #11,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ladra vs Lyra
Shared letters: alr. Private to "ladra": d. Private to "Lyra": y.
"ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lyra" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ladra" for "Lyra" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ladra" or "Lyra" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lyra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladra" and "Lyra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapa 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 #11,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.