Which to use
“lagi” is an adverb and “late” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,893
- “lagi” frequency rank
- #456
- “late” frequency rank
- 45349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagi | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | More, even more. | Near the end of a period of time. |
Where the eye mixes lagi and late
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lagi and late follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lagi vs late
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lagi is /ˈlɑɡi/ while late is /leɪt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagi is recorded at frequency rank #44,893, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈlɑɡi/. late is at rank #456, tagged as anadj, pronounced /leɪt/.
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 45349, this pair ranks #222,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lagi vs late
Shared letters: al. Private to "lagi": gi. Private to "late": et.
"lagi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lagi" and "late" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lagi" or "late"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lagi" and "late" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagi" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagi vs lav". 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 #222,090 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.