Which to use
“lloran” and “llorando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,736
- “lloran” frequency rank
- #4,354
- “llorando” frequency rank
- 18090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloran | llorando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llorar. | Gerundio de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes lloran and llorando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lloran runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llorando's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lloran vs llorando
A purely visual mix-up. lloran ([ˈʝoɾãn]) and llorando ([ʝoˈɾãn̪d̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “lloran” sits inside “llorando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lloran is recorded at frequency rank #13,736, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝoɾãn]. llorando is at rank #4,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾãn̪d̪o].
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 18090, this pair ranks #269,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lloran vs llorando
Shared letters: alnor. Private to "lloran": -. Private to "llorando": d.
"lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llorando" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lloran" and "llorando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lloran" or "llorando"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lloran" and "llorando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llorando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloran" and "llorando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloran 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 #269,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.