Which to use
“lavar” and “lavaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,556
- “lavar” frequency rank
- #49,110
- “lavaron” frequency rank
- 55666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavar | lavaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Limpiar con un medio líquido, especialmente con agua. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lavar. |
Where the eye mixes lavar and lavaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lavar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lavaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lavar vs lavaron
A purely visual mix-up. lavar ([laˈβ̞aɾ]) and lavaron ([laˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lavar” sits inside “lavaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavar is recorded at frequency rank #6,556, classified as averb, pronounced [laˈβ̞aɾ]. lavaron is at rank #49,110, tagged as averb, pronounced [laˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 55666, this pair ranks #77,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavar vs lavaron
Shared letters: alrv. Private to "lavar": -. Private to "lavaron": no.
"lavar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lavaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lavar" for "lavaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lavar" or "lavaron"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavar" and "lavaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavaron vs Lavarte". 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 #77,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.