Which to use
“lavadora” and “levadura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,727
- “lavadora” frequency rank
- #21,733
- “levadura” frequency rank
- 42460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavadora | levadura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aparato electrodoméstico utilizado para lavar ropa. | Cualquiera de centenares de especies de hongos microscópicos, habitualmente unicelulares, que se reproducen por gemación y son capaces de descomponer los glúcidos en un proceso llamado fermentación |
Where the eye mixes lavadora and levadura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lavadora and levadura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lavadora vs levadura
A purely visual mix-up. lavadora ([laβ̞aˈð̞oɾa]) and levadura ([leβ̞aˈð̞uɾa]) 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 42460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavadora is recorded at frequency rank #20,727, classified as anoun, pronounced [laβ̞aˈð̞oɾa]. levadura is at rank #21,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leβ̞aˈð̞uɾa].
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 42460, this pair ranks #148,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lavadora vs levadura
Shared letters: adlrv. Private to "lavadora": o. Private to "levadura": eu.
"lavadora" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "levadura" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lavadora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levadura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavadora" and "levadura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levadura vs ligadura". 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 #148,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.