Which to use
“lloro” and “lobo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,373
- “lloro” frequency rank
- #4,916
- “lobo” frequency rank
- 21289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lloro | lobo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Derramamiento de lágrimas continuado, unido con frecuencia de gemidos, quejidos, lamentos, sollozos, etc.. | (Canis lupus) Variedad salvaje del mismo cánido conocido en su forma doméstica como perro. Alcanza 160 cm de largo y 70 de alzada a la cruz, con una cabeza de buen tamaño con respecto al cuerpo y un grueso pelaje grisáceo, pardo o blanco según las subespecies. Es gregario, formando manadas bien organizadas y con una estricta jerarquía llamadas jauría, que cazan cooperativamente. Se conocen no menos de una treintena de subespecies, distribuidas por todo el hemisferio norte y Oceanía. Simboliza tradicionalmente la fiereza y la rapacidad. |
Where the eye mixes lloro and lobo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lloro with lobo
A purely visual mix-up. lloro ([ˈʝoɾo]) and lobo ([ˈloβ̞o]) 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 21289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lloro is recorded at frequency rank #16,373, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝoɾo]. lobo is at rank #4,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloβ̞o].
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 21289, this pair ranks #255,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lloro vs lobo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lloro": r. Private to "lobo": b.
"lloro" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "lobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lloro" for "lobo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lloro" or "lobo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lloro" and "lobo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lloro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lobo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lloro" and "lobo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloro vs loo". 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 #255,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.