Which to use
“ladran” and “ladrando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,204
- “ladran” frequency rank
- #36,643
- “ladrando” frequency rank
- 74847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladran | ladrando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ladrar. | Gerundio de ladrar. |
Where the eye mixes ladran and ladrando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ladran runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against ladrando's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ladran vs ladrando
A purely visual mix-up. ladran ([ˈlað̞ɾãn]) and ladrando ([laˈð̞ɾãn̪d̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ladran” sits inside “ladrando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladran is recorded at frequency rank #38,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾãn]. ladrando is at rank #36,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾãn̪d̪o].
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 74847, this pair ranks #20,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ladran vs ladrando
Shared letters: adlnr. Private to "ladran": -. Private to "ladrando": o.
"ladran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ladrando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladran" and "ladrando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ladran" vs "ladrando" - which ranks higher?
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 "ladran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladran" and "ladrando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laburando vs ladrando". 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 #20,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.