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“lac” and “lacra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,497
- “lac” frequency rank
- #26,114
- “lacra” frequency rank
- 74611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lac | lacra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lago. | Secuela de una enfermedad. |
Where the eye mixes lac and lacra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lac runs 3 letters (CVC) against lacra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lac vs lacra
A purely visual mix-up. lac ([lak]) and lacra ([ˈlakɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lac” sits inside “lacra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lac is recorded at frequency rank #48,497, classified as anoun, pronounced [lak]. lacra is at rank #26,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlakɾa].
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 74611, this pair ranks #21,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lac vs lacra
Shared letters: acl. Private to "lac": -. Private to "lacra": r.
"lac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lacra ← alcra · lacar · laccra · lacrra · larca · llacra
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lacra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lac" and "lacra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lapa". 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 #21,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.