Which to use
“lloré” is a verb and “lores” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,602
- “lloré” frequency rank
- #34,662
- “lores” frequency rank
- 53264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloré | lores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. | Forma del plural de lord. |
Where the eye mixes lloré and lores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lloré (CCVCV) and lores (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lloré vs lores
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lloré is [ʝoˈɾe] while lores is [ˈloɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53264, 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]. lores is at rank #34,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloɾes].
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 53264, this pair ranks #88,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lloré vs lores
Shared letters: lor. Private to "lloré": é. Private to "lores": es.
"lloré" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "lores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lores ← llores · loers · loress · lorres · lorse · lroes · olres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lloré" and "lores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloré" or "lores" show up more?
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 "lores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloré" and "lores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs lores". 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 #88,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.