Which to use
“lloraba” and “lloraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,887
- “lloraba” frequency rank
- #34,657
- “lloraban” frequency rank
- 49544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloraba | lloraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes lloraba and lloraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. lloraba runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against lloraban's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lloraba vs lloraban
A purely visual mix-up. lloraba ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞a]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lloraba” sits inside “lloraban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lloraba is recorded at frequency rank #14,887, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾaβ̞a]. 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 49544, this pair ranks #108,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloraba vs lloraban
Shared letters: ablor. Private to "lloraba": -. Private to "lloraban": n.
"lloraba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "lloraban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lloraba" for "lloraban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lloraba" vs "lloraban" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lloraba" and "lloraban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloraba" 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 #108,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloraba" 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 #108,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.