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“lloraba” and “llorar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,887
- “lloraba” frequency rank
- #2,617
- “llorar” frequency rank
- 17504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloraba | llorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llorar. | Derramar lágrimas. |
Where the eye mixes lloraba and llorar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lloraba runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llorar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lloraba and llorar
A purely visual mix-up. lloraba ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞a]) and llorar ([ʝoˈɾaɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17504, 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]. llorar is at rank #2,617, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾaɾ].
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 17504, this pair ranks #271,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lloraba vs llorar
Shared letters: alor. Private to "lloraba": b. Private to "llorar": -.
"lloraba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llorar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lloraba" and "llorar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloraba" or "llorar" show up more?
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 "llorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloraba" and "llorar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloraba vs lloraban". 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 #271,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.