Which to use
“lacras” and “lanzas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,274
- “lacras” frequency rank
- #15,888
- “lanzas” frequency rank
- 48162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacras | lanzas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de lacra. | Tipo de impuesto o pago de ciertos nobles o gente de altos cargos daba al rey a cambio de no tener que participar en campañas de guerra. |
Where the eye mixes lacras and lanzas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lacras and lanzas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lacras vs lanzas
A purely visual mix-up. lacras ([ˈlakɾas]) and lanzas ([ˈlãnsas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacras is recorded at frequency rank #32,274, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlakɾas]. lanzas is at rank #15,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãnsas].
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 48162, this pair ranks #116,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacras vs lanzas
Shared letters: als. Private to "lacras": cr. Private to "lanzas": nz.
"lacras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lanzas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lacras" and "lanzas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lacras" vs "lanzas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lacras" and "lanzas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacras" and "lanzas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacras vs Lanas". 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 #116,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.