Which to use
“laca” is a noun and “laico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,780
- “laca” frequency rank
- #18,296
- “laico” frequency rank
- 57076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | laico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Barniz, cubierta de maderas y otros materiales. | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa |
Where the eye mixes laca and laico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against laico's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laca and laico
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laca is [ˈlaka] while laico is [ˈlajko]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57076, 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]. laico is at rank #18,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlajko].
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 57076, this pair ranks #71,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs laico
Shared letters: acl. Private to "laca": -. Private to "laico": io.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "laico" 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 #71,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.