Which to use
“lacan” is a verb and “lacras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,583
- “lacan” frequency rank
- #32,274
- “lacras” frequency rank
- 67857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacan | lacras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lacar. | Forma del plural de lacra. |
Where the eye mixes lacan and lacras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lacan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lacras's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lacan vs lacras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lacan is [ˈlakãn] while lacras is [ˈlakɾas]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacan is recorded at frequency rank #35,583, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlakãn]. lacras is at rank #32,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlakɾas].
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 67857, this pair ranks #36,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lacan vs lacras
Shared letters: acl. Private to "lacan": n. Private to "lacras": rs.
"lacan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lacras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lacan" for "lacras" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lacan" or "lacras" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lacan" and "lacras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lacras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacan" and "lacras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacan vs lucían". 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 #36,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.