Which to use
“La” is an abbrev and “las” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #817
- “La” frequency rank
- #3,265
- “las” frequency rank
- 4082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | La | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lanthan | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lesen |
Letter map: La vs las
Shared letters muted; letters that set La and las apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for La / las
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: La is anabbrev and lasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “La” sits inside “las”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
La is recorded at frequency rank #817, classified as anabbrev. las is at rank #3,265, tagged as averb, pronounced [laːs].
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 4082, this pair ranks #1,998,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of La vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "La": -. Private to "las": s.
"La" · 2 letters · shape CV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "La" and "las" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "La" or "las"?
Useful next steps
Pair "La" vs "las" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "La" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "las" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "La" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs las". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,998,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.