Which to use
“ladrón” and “ladrona” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,848
- “ladrón” frequency rank
- #30,543
- “ladrona” frequency rank
- 36391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladrón | ladrona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. | Forma del femenino de ladrón. |
Where the eye mixes ladrón and ladrona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ladrón runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against ladrona's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ladrón vs ladrona
A purely visual mix-up. ladrón ([laˈð̞ɾõn]) and ladrona ([laˈð̞ɾona]) 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 36391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladrón is recorded at frequency rank #5,848, classified as anadj, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾõn]. ladrona is at rank #30,543, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾona].
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 36391, this pair ranks #180,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladrón vs ladrona
Shared letters: adlnr. Private to "ladrón": ó. Private to "ladrona": o.
"ladrón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ladrona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ladrona ← aldrona · laddrona · ladorna · ladrnoa · ladroan · ladronna · ladrrona · lardona
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ladrón" and "ladrona" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ladrón" or "ladrona" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladrón" and "ladrona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladran vs ladrona". 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 #180,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.