laca

/[ˈlaka]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,780

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

laca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Barniz, cubierta de maderas y otros materiales. Pronounced [ˈlaka]. Often confused with las and lea.

Key facts for laca
PropertyValue
Headwordlaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,780
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of laca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for laca is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaka]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,780 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for laca, with forms such as "alca", "laac", and "lacca". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "las", "lea", "law", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is laca, spelled L-A-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barniz, cubierta de maderas y otros materiales.
  2. 2
    Sustancia para fijar el peinado del pelo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alca,laac,lacca,lcaa,llaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for laca

Misspelling Variants of "laca"

alca4laac4lacca5lcaa4llaca5
Misspelling Variants of "laca"

Frequency rank: #38,780 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laca"?
"laca" is spelled L-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaka].
What does "laca" mean?
As a noun, "laca" means: Barniz, cubierta de maderas y otros materiales.
What words are commonly confused with "laca"?
"laca" is commonly confused with "las", "lea", "law". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laca" is [ˈlaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laca" come from?
"laca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.