Which to use
“narra” is a verb and “narrada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,688
- “narra” frequency rank
- #36,179
- “narrada” frequency rank
- 45867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | narra | narrada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de narrar. | Forma del femenino de narrado, participio de narrar. |
Where the eye mixes narra and narrada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between narra and narrada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: narra is [ˈnara] while narrada is [naˈrað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “narra” sits inside “narrada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
narra is recorded at frequency rank #9,688, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnara]. narrada is at rank #36,179, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [naˈrað̞a].
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 45867, this pair ranks #129,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of narra vs narrada
Shared letters: anr. Private to "narra": -. Private to "narrada": d.
"narra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "narrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "narra" and "narrada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "narra" or "narrada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "narra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "narrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "narra" and "narrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "narrada vs narradora". 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 #129,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.