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“lloramos” and “lloraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,138
“lloramos” frequency rank
#42,545
“lloraron” frequency rank
78683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lloramos lloraron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente 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 lloramos and lloraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
lloramos
8 ch
lloraron

Why the eye confuses lloramos with lloraron

A purely visual mix-up. lloramos ([ʝoˈɾamos]) 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 78683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lloramos is recorded at frequency rank #36,138, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾamos]. 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 78683, this pair ranks #14,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lloramos vs lloraron

Shared letters: alor. Private to "lloramos": ms. Private to "lloraron": n.

"lloramos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "lloraron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lloramoslloarmos · llorammos · lloramoss · lloramso · lloraoms · llormaos · llorramos · llroamos
  • lloraronlloarron · lloraorn · llorarno · lloraronn · llorarron · llorraon · llorraron · llroaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lloramos" for "lloraron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝoˈɾamos] versus [ʝoˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lloramos" or "lloraron"?
"lloramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,138 in our Spanish list, against #42,545 for "lloraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "lloramos" 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 #14,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lloramos" 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 #14,102 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