Which to use
“lama” is an adjective and “las” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,641
- “lama” frequency rank
- #3,265
- “las” frequency rank
- 20906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lama | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lesen |
Letter map: lama vs las
Shared letters muted; letters that set lama and las apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: lama vs las
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lama is anadjective and lasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lama is recorded at frequency rank #17,641, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. 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 20906, this pair ranks #1,892,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lama vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lama": m. Private to "las": s.
"lama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lama ← laam · lamma · llama · lmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lama" and "las" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lama" or "las"?
After this comparison
Pair "lama" vs "las" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lama" 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 #1,892,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lama" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lama vs puzzles". 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 #1,892,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.