laudovsledoConfusable pair

Quick tell: laudo is a noun, ledo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“laudo” is a noun and “ledo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,409
“laudo” frequency rank
#46,033
“ledo” frequency rank
91442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laudo ledo
Definition Resolución o decisión tomada por un árbitro o juez mediador; tales sentencias se ejecutan ante los tribunales ordinarios. Alegre, contento.

Where the eye mixes laudo and ledo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
laudo
4 ch
ledo

Why the eye confuses laudo with ledo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laudo is [ˈlawð̞o] while ledo is [ˈleð̞ʊ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laudo is recorded at frequency rank #45,409, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlawð̞o]. ledo is at rank #46,033, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleð̞ʊ].

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 91442, this pair ranks #1,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of laudo vs ledo

Shared letters: dlo. Private to "laudo": au. Private to "ledo": e.

"laudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "ledo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laudoaludo · laduo · lauddo · lauod · llaudo · luado
  • ledoeldo · ldeo · leddo · leod · lledo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laudo" for "ledo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laudo" is a noun and "ledo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "laudo" vs "ledo" - which ranks higher?
"laudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,409 in our Spanish list, against #46,033 for "ledo". 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 "laudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ledo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laudo" and "ledo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledo vs lens". 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 #1,983 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