ladranvslloranWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“ladran” and “lloran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,204
“ladran” frequency rank
#13,736
“lloran” frequency rank
51940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ladran lloran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ladrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llorar.

Where the eye mixes ladran and lloran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ladran (CVCCVC) and lloran (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
ladran
6 ch
lloran

Visual trap between ladran and lloran

A purely visual mix-up. ladran ([ˈlað̞ɾãn]) and lloran ([ˈʝoɾãn]) 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 51940, 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]. lloran is at rank #13,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝoɾãn].

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 51940, this pair ranks #95,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ladran vs lloran

Shared letters: alnr. Private to "ladran": d. Private to "lloran": o.

"ladran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladran ← aldran · ladarn · laddran · ladrann · ladrna · ladrran · lardan · ldaran
  • lloran ← lloarn · llorann · llorna · llorran · llroan · lolran · loran

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ladran" for "lloran" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlað̞ɾãn] versus [ˈʝoɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ladran" vs "lloran" - which ranks higher?
"lloran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,736 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ladran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lloran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ladran" and "lloran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladran vs libran". 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 #95,253 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