Which to use
“él” is a pronoun and “lx” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #142
- “él” frequency rank
- #39,325
- “lx” frequency rank
- 39467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | él | lx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativo y preposicional del pronombre personal de la tercera persona del singular en el género masculino. | Artículo determinado neutro singular. |
Same sound, different letters: él vs lx
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 1 letter.
Same sound, different spelling - él / lx
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: él and lx carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈel]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is apronoun, the other anarticle, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
él is recorded at frequency rank #142, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈel]. lx is at rank #39,325, tagged as anarticle, pronounced [el].
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 39467, this pair ranks #164,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of él vs lx
Shared letters: l. Private to "él": é. Private to "lx": x.
"él" · 2 letters · shape VC · "lx" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "él" and "lx" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "él" or "lx"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "él" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "él" and "lx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lx". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #164,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.