Which to use
“laca” and “lacra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,780
- “laca” frequency rank
- #26,114
- “lacra” frequency rank
- 64894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | lacra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Barniz, cubierta de maderas y otros materiales. | Secuela de una enfermedad. |
Where the eye mixes laca and lacra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lacra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laca with lacra
A purely visual mix-up. laca ([ˈlaka]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laca is recorded at frequency rank #38,780, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaka]. 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 64894, this pair ranks #44,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs lacra
Shared letters: acl. Private to "laca": -. Private to "lacra": r.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laca" for "lacra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laca" vs "lacra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laca" and "lacra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laca" 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 #44,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "lacra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca 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 #44,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.