Which to use
“lloran” is a verb and “llorón” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,736
- “lloran” frequency rank
- #33,693
- “llorón” frequency rank
- 47429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloran | llorón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llorar. | Que llora o se queja con facilidad y frecuencia. |
Where the eye mixes lloran and llorón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lloran and llorón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lloran and llorón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lloran is [ˈʝoɾãn] while llorón is [ʝoˈɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “lloran” becomes ó in “llorón”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47429, 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]. llorón is at rank #33,693, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʝoˈɾõn].
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 47429, this pair ranks #120,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloran vs llorón
Shared letters: lnor. Private to "lloran": a. Private to "llorón": ó.
"lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llorón" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lloran ← lloarn · llorann · llorna · llorran · llroan · lolran · loran
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lloran" and "llorón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lloran" or "llorón"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llorón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloran" and "llorón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llorón vs llorones". 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 #120,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.