Which to use
“lloraba” and “llorado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,887
- “lloraba” frequency rank
- #25,340
- “llorado” frequency rank
- 40227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloraba | llorado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llorar. | Participio de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes lloraba and llorado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lloraba and llorado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lloraba with llorado
A purely visual mix-up. lloraba ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞a]) and llorado ([ʝoˈɾað̞o]) 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 40227, 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]. llorado is at rank #25,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾað̞o].
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 40227, this pair ranks #160,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloraba vs llorado
Shared letters: alor. Private to "lloraba": b. Private to "llorado": d.
"lloraba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llorado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lloraba" and "llorado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lloraba" vs "llorado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloraba" and "llorado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labrado vs llorado". 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 #160,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.