Which to use
“lloré” is a verb and “lloro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,602
- “lloré” frequency rank
- #16,373
- “lloro” frequency rank
- 34975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloré | lloro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. | Derramamiento de lágrimas continuado, unido con frecuencia de gemidos, quejidos, lamentos, sollozos, etc.. |
Where the eye mixes lloré and lloro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lloré and lloro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lloré vs lloro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lloré is [ʝoˈɾe] while lloro is [ˈʝoɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “lloré” becomes o in “lloro”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34975, 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]. lloro is at rank #16,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝoɾo].
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 34975, this pair ranks #188,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloré vs lloro
Shared letters: lor. Private to "lloré": é. Private to "lloro": -.
"lloré" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "lloro" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lloro ← lloor · llorro · llroo · lolro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lloré" for "lloro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lloré" vs "lloro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloré" and "lloro" 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 #188,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.