Which to use
“ladridos” and “ladrillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,675
- “ladridos” frequency rank
- #11,258
- “ladrillos” frequency rank
- 54933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladridos | ladrillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ladrido. | Forma del plural de ladrillo. |
Where the eye mixes ladridos and ladrillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ladridos with ladrillos
A purely visual mix-up. ladridos ([laˈð̞ɾið̞os]) and ladrillos ([laˈð̞ɾiʝos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladridos is recorded at frequency rank #43,675, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾið̞os]. ladrillos is at rank #11,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾiʝos].
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 54933, this pair ranks #81,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ladridos vs ladrillos
Shared letters: adilors. Private to "ladridos": -. Private to "ladrillos": -.
"ladridos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "ladrillos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ladridos" for "ladrillos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ladridos" or "ladrillos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ladridos" and "ladrillos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladridos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladridos" and "ladrillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladridos vs Larios". 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 #81,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.