Which to use
“lacra” is a noun and “láctea” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,114
- “lacra” frequency rank
- #22,087
- “láctea” frequency rank
- 48201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacra | láctea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Secuela de una enfermedad. | Forma del femenino de lácteo. |
Where the eye mixes lacra and láctea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lacra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against láctea's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lacra with láctea
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lacra is [ˈlakɾa] while láctea is [ˈlakt̪ea]. 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 48201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacra is recorded at frequency rank #26,114, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlakɾa]. láctea is at rank #22,087, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlakt̪ea].
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 48201, this pair ranks #115,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacra vs láctea
Shared letters: acl. Private to "lacra": r. Private to "láctea": etá.
"lacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "láctea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lacra ← alcra · lacar · laccra · lacrra · larca · llacra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lacra" and "láctea" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lacra" or "láctea" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lacra" and "láctea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "láctea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacra" and "láctea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacra 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 #115,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.