llorévsllorenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,602
“lloré” frequency rank
#39,321
“lloren” frequency rank
57923
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lloré lloren
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llorar.

Where the eye mixes lloré and lloren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lloré runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against lloren's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
lloré
6 ch
lloren

Look-alike desk: lloré vs lloren

A purely visual mix-up. lloré ([ʝoˈɾe]) and lloren ([ˈʝoɾẽn]) 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 57923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lloré is recorded at frequency rank #18,602, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾe]. lloren is at rank #39,321, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝoɾẽn].

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 57923, this pair ranks #68,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lloré vs lloren

Shared letters: lor. Private to "lloré": é. Private to "lloren": en.

"lloré" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "lloren" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llorenlloern · llorenn · llorne · llorren · llroen · lolren · loren

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lloré" and "lloren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝoˈɾe] versus [ˈʝoɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lloré" or "lloren"?
"lloré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,602 in our Spanish list, against #39,321 for "lloren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "lloré" and "lloren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lloré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lloren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lloré" and "lloren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Llarena vs lloren". 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 #68,496 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