libradovslogradoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: librado is a verb, logrado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#21,734
“librado” frequency rank
#2,785
“logrado” frequency rank
24519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature librado logrado
Definition Participio de librar. Hecho de forma correcta o que ha resultado bien.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set librado and logrado apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
librado
7 ch
logrado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: librado is [liˈβ̞ɾað̞o] while logrado is [loˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

librado is recorded at frequency rank #21,734, classified as averb, pronounced [liˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. logrado is at rank #2,785, tagged as anadj, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾað̞o].

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 24519, this pair ranks #240,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of librado vs logrado

Shared letters: adlor. Private to "librado": bi. Private to "logrado": g.

"librado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "logrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • libradoilbrado · lbirado · libardo · libbrado · libraddo · libraod · librdao · librrado
  • logradolgorado · llogrado · logardo · loggrado · lograddo · lograod · logrdao · logrrado

Frequency comparison

librado#21,734
logrado#2,785

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "librado" and "logrado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "librado" is a verb and "logrado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "librado" or "logrado"?
"logrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,785 in our Spanish list, against #21,734 for "librado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering librado vs logrado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “librado”; for an adjective, it's “logrado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “librado” 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