Which to use
“lady” is a noun and “las” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,321
- “lady” frequency rank
- #15
- “las” frequency rank
- 6336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lady | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dama. | Artículo determinado femenino plural. Antecede a sustantivos femeninos en plural denotando que estos deben tomarse como información general consabida. |
Where the eye mixes lady and las
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lady with las
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lady is /ˈleɪ.di/ while las is [las]. 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 article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lady is recorded at frequency rank #6,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.di/. las is at rank #15, tagged as anarticle, pronounced [las].
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 6336, this pair ranks #311,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lady vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lady": dy. Private to "las": s.
"lady" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lady ← aldy · laddy · ladyy · layd · lday · llady
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lady" for "las" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lady" or "las"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lady" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "las" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lady" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lady". 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 #311,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.