Which to use
“librada” is a participle and “libran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,316
- “librada” frequency rank
- #42,006
- “libran” frequency rank
- 81322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | librada | libran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de librado, participio de librar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de librar. |
Where the eye mixes librada and libran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between librada and libran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: librada is [liˈβ̞ɾað̞a] while libran is [ˈliβ̞ɾãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81322, 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]. libran is at rank #42,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliβ̞ɾãn].
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 81322, this pair ranks #10,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of librada vs libran
Shared letters: abilr. Private to "librada": d. Private to "libran": n.
"librada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "libran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "librada" for "libran" ever safe?
Which is more common, "librada" or "libran"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "librada" and "libran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "librada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "libran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "librada" and "libran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libran vs libraron". 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 #10,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.