Which to use
“narra” and “narrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,688
- “narra” frequency rank
- #29,756
- “narrado” frequency rank
- 39444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | narra | narrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de narrar. | Participio de narrar. |
Where the eye mixes narra and narrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. narra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against narrado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: narra vs narrado
A purely visual mix-up. narra ([ˈnara]) and narrado ([naˈrað̞o]) 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) - “narra” sits inside “narrado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39444, 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]. narrado is at rank #29,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [naˈrað̞o].
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 39444, this pair ranks #164,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of narra vs narrado
Shared letters: anr. Private to "narra": -. Private to "narrado": do.
"narra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "narrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "narra" and "narrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "narra" vs "narrado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "narra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "narrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "narra" and "narrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "narrado 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 #164,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.