ledovslindoConfusable pair

Which to use

“ledo” and “lindo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,033
“ledo” frequency rank
#1,863
“lindo” frequency rank
47896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ledo lindo
Definition Alegre, contento. Que es agradable a la vista o al ánimo, con un toque de ternura.

Where the eye mixes ledo and lindo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ledo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lindo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
ledo
5 ch
lindo

Visual trap between ledo and lindo

A purely visual mix-up. ledo ([ˈleð̞ʊ]) and lindo ([ˈlĩn̪d̪o]) 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 47896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ledo is recorded at frequency rank #46,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleð̞ʊ]. lindo is at rank #1,863, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩn̪d̪o].

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 47896, this pair ranks #117,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ledo vs lindo

Shared letters: dlo. Private to "ledo": e. Private to "lindo": in.

"ledo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lindo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ledo ← eldo · ldeo · leddo · leod · lledo
  • lindo ← ilndo · lidno · linddo · linndo · linod · llindo · lnido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ledo" and "lindo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈleð̞ʊ] versus [ˈlĩn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ledo" vs "lindo" - which ranks higher?
"lindo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,863 in our Spanish list, against #46,033 for "ledo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ledo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lindo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ledo" and "lindo" 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 #117,482 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