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“ladrona” and “ladrones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,543
- “ladrona” frequency rank
- #4,619
- “ladrones” frequency rank
- 35162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladrona | ladrones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ladrón. | Forma del plural de ladrón. |
Where the eye mixes ladrona and ladrones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ladrona runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against ladrones's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ladrona and ladrones
A purely visual mix-up. ladrona ([laˈð̞ɾona]) and ladrones ([laˈð̞ɾones]) 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 35162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladrona is recorded at frequency rank #30,543, classified as anadj, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾona]. ladrones is at rank #4,619, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laˈð̞ɾones].
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 35162, this pair ranks #187,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladrona vs ladrones
Shared letters: adlnor. Private to "ladrona": -. Private to "ladrones": es.
"ladrona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "ladrones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladrona" and "ladrones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ladrona" or "ladrones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladrones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladrona" and "ladrones" 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 #187,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.