Which to use
“lloraban” and “lloraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,657
- “lloraban” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “lloraron” frequency rank
- 77202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloraban | lloraron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes lloraban and lloraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lloraban and lloraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lloraban with lloraron
A purely visual mix-up. lloraban ([ʝoˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and lloraron ([ʝoˈɾaɾõn]) 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 77202, 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]. lloraron is at rank #42,545, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾaɾõn].
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 77202, this pair ranks #16,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lloraban vs lloraron
Shared letters: alnor. Private to "lloraban": b. Private to "lloraron": -.
"lloraban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "lloraron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lloraban" and "lloraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloraban" or "lloraron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lloraban" and "lloraron" 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 "lloraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloraban" and "lloraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libraron 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 #16,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.