Which to use
“lacayo” and “lacayos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,734
- “lacayo” frequency rank
- #34,650
- “lacayos” frequency rank
- 67384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacayo | lacayos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Criado de librea, cuya principal ocupación es acompañar a su amo a pie, a caballo o en coche. | Forma del plural de lacayo. |
Where the eye mixes lacayo and lacayos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lacayo runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against lacayos's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lacayo vs lacayos
A purely visual mix-up. lacayo ([laˈkaʝo]) and lacayos ([laˈkaʝos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “lacayo” sits inside “lacayos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacayo is recorded at frequency rank #32,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈkaʝo]. lacayos is at rank #34,650, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈkaʝos].
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 67384, this pair ranks #37,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lacayo vs lacayos
Shared letters: acloy. Private to "lacayo": -. Private to "lacayos": s.
"lacayo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "lacayos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lacayo" for "lacayos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lacayo" or "lacayos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacayo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lacayos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacayo" and "lacayos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lacayo". 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 #37,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.