libradavslibradoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: librada is a participle, librado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“librada” is a participle and “librado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,316
“librada” frequency rank
#21,734
“librado” frequency rank
61050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature librada librado
Definition Forma del femenino de librado, participio de librar. Participio de librar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set librada and librado apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
librada
7 ch
librado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: librada is [liˈβ̞ɾað̞a] while librado is [liˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “librada” becomes o in “librado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

librada is recorded at frequency rank #39,316, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [liˈβ̞ɾað̞a]. librado is at rank #21,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [liˈβ̞ɾað̞o].

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 61050, this pair ranks #56,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of librada vs librado

Shared letters: abdilr. Private to "librada": -. Private to "librado": o.

"librada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "librado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • libradailbrada · lbirada · libarda · libbrada · libraad · libradda · librdaa · librrada
  • libradoilbrado · lbirado · libardo · libbrado · libraddo · libraod · librdao · librrado

Frequency comparison

librada#39,316
librado#21,734

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "librada" and "librado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "librada" is a participle and "librado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "librada" or "librado"?
"librado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,734 in our Spanish list, against #39,316 for "librada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering librada vs librado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “librada”; for a verb, it's “librado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “librada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list