Which to use
“lograr” and “lograrse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,382
- “lograr” frequency rank
- #40,375
- “lograrse” frequency rank
- 41757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lograr | lograrse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obtener el cumplimiento de un anhelo, en especial si mediante el esfuerzo propio. | Crecer hasta la madurez: llegar a la perfección; salir bien. |
Where the eye mixes lograr and lograrse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lograr runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lograrse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lograr with lograrse
A purely visual mix-up. lograr ([loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) and lograrse ([loˈɣ̞ɾaɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lograr” sits inside “lograrse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lograr is recorded at frequency rank #1,382, classified as averb, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]. lograrse is at rank #40,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾaɾse].
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 41757, this pair ranks #151,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lograr vs lograrse
Shared letters: aglor. Private to "lograr": -. Private to "lograrse": es.
"lograr" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lograrse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lograr" and "lograrse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lograr" or "lograrse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lograr" and "lograrse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lograr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lograrse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lograr" and "lograrse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lograrás vs lograrse". 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 #151,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.