Which to use
“llegaron” and “lloraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,778
- “llegaron” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “lloraron” frequency rank
- 44323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaron | lloraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes llegaron and lloraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegaron and lloraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llegaron vs lloraron
A purely visual mix-up. llegaron ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and lloraron ([ʝoˈɾaɾõn]) 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 44323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaron is recorded at frequency rank #1,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]. lloraron is at rank #42,545, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾaɾõn].
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 44323, this pair ranks #137,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaron vs lloraron
Shared letters: alnor. Private to "llegaron": eg. Private to "lloraron": -.
"llegaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "lloraron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegaron" and "lloraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegaron" or "lloraron"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llegaron" and "lloraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaron" and "lloraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libraron 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 #137,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.