Which to use
“lago” is a noun and “las” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,784
- “lago” frequency rank
- #15
- “las” frequency rank
- 2799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cuerpo de agua, generalmente dulce, de tamaño considerable, que se encuentra separado del mar. | Artículo determinado femenino plural. Antecede a sustantivos femeninos en plural denotando que estos deben tomarse como información general consabida. |
Where the eye mixes lago and las
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lago is [ˈlaɣ̞o] 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 2799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lago is recorded at frequency rank #2,784, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɣ̞o]. 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 2799, this pair ranks #319,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lago": go. Private to "las": s.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lago ← laggo · laog · lgao · llago