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“lacras” and “luchas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,274
“lacras” frequency rank
#5,011
“luchas” frequency rank
37285
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lacras luchas
Definition Forma del plural de lacra. Forma del plural de lucha.

Where the eye mixes lacras and luchas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lacras and luchas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
lacras
6 ch
luchas

Look-alike desk: lacras vs luchas

A purely visual mix-up. lacras ([ˈlakɾas]) and luchas ([ˈlut͡ʃas]) 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 37285, 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]. luchas is at rank #5,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlut͡ʃas].

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 37285, this pair ranks #176,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lacras vs luchas

Shared letters: acls. Private to "lacras": r. Private to "luchas": hu.

"lacras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "luchas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lacras ← alcras · lacars · laccras · lacrass · lacrras · lacrsa · larcas · llacras
  • luchas ← lcuhas · lluchas · lucahs · lucchas · luchass · luchhas · luchsa · luhcas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lacras" for "luchas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlakɾas] versus [ˈlut͡ʃas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lacras" vs "luchas" - which ranks higher?
"luchas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,011 in our Spanish list, against #32,274 for "lacras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lacras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "luchas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lacras" and "luchas" 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 #176,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list