Which to use
“llaman” and “lloran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,903
- “llaman” frequency rank
- #13,736
- “lloran” frequency rank
- 15639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llaman | lloran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llamar o de llamarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes llaman and lloran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llaman and lloran follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llaman and lloran
A purely visual mix-up. llaman ([ˈʝamãn]) and lloran ([ˈʝoɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llaman is recorded at frequency rank #1,903, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝamãn]. lloran is at rank #13,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝoɾãn].
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 15639, this pair ranks #279,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llaman vs lloran
Shared letters: aln. Private to "llaman": m. Private to "lloran": or.
"llaman" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llaman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llaman" and "lloran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloran vs lloraron". 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 #279,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.