Which to use
“laico” and “lúdico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,296
- “laico” frequency rank
- #39,326
- “lúdico” frequency rank
- 57622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | lúdico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa | Del juego o relativo a él. |
Where the eye mixes laico and lúdico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laico runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against lúdico's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laico vs lúdico
A purely visual mix-up. laico ([ˈlajko]) and lúdico ([ˈluð̞iko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #18,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlajko]. lúdico is at rank #39,326, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈluð̞iko].
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 57622, this pair ranks #69,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs lúdico
Shared letters: cilo. Private to "laico": a. Private to "lúdico": dú.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lúdico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laico ← alico · laicco · laioc · liaco · llaico
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laico" and "lúdico" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "laico" or "lúdico" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laico" and "lúdico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lúdico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "lúdico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lúdica vs lúdico". 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 #69,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.