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“lloraban” and “lloran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,657
- “lloraban” frequency rank
- #13,736
- “lloran” frequency rank
- 48393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloraban | lloran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes lloraban and lloran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lloraban runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against lloran's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lloraban vs lloran
A purely visual mix-up. lloraban ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and lloran ([ˈʝoɾãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lloraban is recorded at frequency rank #34,657, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾaβ̞ãn]. lloran is at rank #13,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝoɾãn].
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 48393, this pair ranks #114,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloraban vs lloran
Shared letters: alnor. Private to "lloraban": b. Private to "lloran": -.
"lloraban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lloraban" and "lloran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloraban" or "lloran" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lloraban" and "lloran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloraban" and "lloran" 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 #114,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.