Which to use
“llegaban” and “lloraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,850
- “llegaban” frequency rank
- #34,657
- “lloraban” frequency rank
- 44507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaban | lloraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes llegaban and lloraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegaban and lloraban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llegaban vs lloraban
A purely visual mix-up. llegaban ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and lloraban ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 44507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaban is recorded at frequency rank #9,850, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. lloraban is at rank #34,657, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾaβ̞ãn].
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 44507, this pair ranks #136,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaban vs lloraban
Shared letters: abln. Private to "llegaban": eg. Private to "lloraban": or.
"llegaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "lloraban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegaban" and "lloraban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llegaban" vs "lloraban" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llegaban" and "lloraban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaban" and "lloraban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloraban 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 #136,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.