logradavslograrWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lograda is a participle, lograr is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lograda” is a participle and “lograr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,909
“lograda” frequency rank
#1,382
“lograr” frequency rank
28291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lograda lograr
Definition Forma del femenino de logrado, participio de lograr o de lograrse. Obtener el cumplimiento de un anhelo, en especial si mediante el esfuerzo propio.

Where the eye mixes lograda and lograr

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lograda runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lograr's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lograda
6 ch
lograr

Why the eye confuses lograda with lograr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lograda is [loˈɣ̞ɾað̞a] while lograr is [loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lograda is recorded at frequency rank #26,909, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. lograr is at rank #1,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ].

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 28291, this pair ranks #222,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lograda vs lograr

Shared letters: aglor. Private to "lograda": d. Private to "lograr": -.

"lograda" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "lograr" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lograda ← lgorada · llograda · logarda · loggrada · lograad · logradda · logrdaa · logrrada
  • lograr ← lgorar · llograr · logarr · loggrar · lograrr · logrra · logrrar · lorgar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lograda" for "lograr" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lograda" is a participle and "lograr" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "lograda" vs "lograr" - which ranks higher?
"lograr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,382 in our Spanish list, against #26,909 for "lograda". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lograda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lograr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lograda" and "lograr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lograda vs logradas". 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 #222,722 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