Which to use
“lloran” and “lloré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,736
- “lloran” frequency rank
- #18,602
- “lloré” frequency rank
- 32338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloran | lloré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llorar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes lloran and lloré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lloran runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against lloré's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lloran vs lloré
A purely visual mix-up. lloran ([ˈʝoɾãn]) and lloré ([ʝoˈɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32338, 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]. lloré is at rank #18,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾe].
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 32338, this pair ranks #202,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloran vs lloré
Shared letters: lor. Private to "lloran": an. Private to "lloré": é.
"lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lloré" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lloran ← lloarn · llorann · llorna · llorran · llroan · lolran · loran
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lloran" for "lloré" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloran" or "lloré" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloran" and "lloré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livre vs lloré". 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 #202,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.