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“llanto” and “llantos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,020
- “llanto” frequency rank
- #27,667
- “llantos” frequency rank
- 37687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llanto | llantos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Derramamiento de lágrimas unido con frecuencia de gemidos, quejidos, lamentos, sollozos, etc.. | Forma del plural de llanto. |
Where the eye mixes llanto and llantos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llanto runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against llantos's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llanto vs llantos
A purely visual mix-up. llanto ([ˈʝãn̪t̪o]) and llantos ([ˈʝãn̪t̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “llanto” sits inside “llantos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llanto is recorded at frequency rank #10,020, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝãn̪t̪o]. llantos is at rank #27,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝãn̪t̪os].
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 37687, this pair ranks #173,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llanto vs llantos
Shared letters: alnot. Private to "llanto": -. Private to "llantos": s.
"llanto" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "llantos" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llanto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llantos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llanto" and "llantos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llanta vs llantos". 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 #173,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.