ladranvsladrandoConfusable pair

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“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.

6 ch
ladran
8 ch
ladrando

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

  • ladran ← aldran · ladarn · laddran · ladrann · ladrna · ladrran · lardan · ldaran
  • ladrando ← aldrando · ladarndo · laddrando · ladradno · ladranddo · ladranndo · ladranod · ladrnado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ladran" and "ladrando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlað̞ɾãn] versus [laˈð̞ɾãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ladran" vs "ladrando" - which ranks higher?
"ladrando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,643 in our Spanish list, against #38,204 for "ladran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list