Which to use
“la” is an article and “lasa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2
- “la” frequency rank
- #45,408
- “lasa” frequency rank
- 45410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | la | lasa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artículo determinado femenino singular. | Tercera persona singular del presente de indicativo del verbo lasar. |
Where the eye mixes la and lasa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between la and lasa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: la is [la] while lasa is [ˈlasa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “la” sits inside “lasa”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
la is recorded at frequency rank #2, classified as anarticle, pronounced [la]. lasa is at rank #45,408, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlasa].
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 45410, this pair ranks #131,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of la vs lasa
Shared letters: al. Private to "la": -. Private to "lasa": s.
"la" · 2 letters · shape CV · "lasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasa ← lassa · llasa · lsaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "la" for "lasa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "la" vs "lasa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "la" and "lasa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "la" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "la" and "lasa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasa vs Lyra". 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 #131,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.