llorabanvslloranTell them apart

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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.

8 ch
lloraban
6 ch
lloran

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

  • llorabanlloarban · lloraabn · llorabann · llorabban · llorabna · lloravan · llorbaan · llorraban
  • lloranlloarn · llorann · llorna · llorran · llroan · lolran · loran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lloraban" and "lloran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞ãn] versus [ˈʝoɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloraban" or "lloran" show up more?
"lloran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,736 in our Spanish list, against #34,657 for "lloraban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list