Which to use
“lloré” and “lose” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,602
- “lloré” frequency rank
- #37,699
- “lose” frequency rank
- 56301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloré | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de losar. |
Where the eye mixes lloré and lose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lloré runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against lose's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lloré and lose
A purely visual mix-up. lloré ([ʝoˈɾe]) and lose ([ˈlose]) 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 56301, 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]. lose is at rank #37,699, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlose].
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 56301, this pair ranks #75,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lloré vs lose
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lloré": ré. Private to "lose": es.
"lloré" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lose ← llose · loce · loes · losse · lsoe · olse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lloré" for "lose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lloré" vs "lose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lloré" and "lose" 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 "lose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloré" and "lose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lose vs lotte". 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 #75,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.