Which to use
“lake” and “laúd” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,371
- “lake” frequency rank
- #42,534
- “laúd” frequency rank
- 58905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lake | laúd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lago. | Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el mango, que es corto. |
Where the eye mixes lake and laúd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lake (CVCV) and laúd (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lake vs laúd
A purely visual mix-up. lake (/leɪk/) and laúd ([laˈuð̞]) 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 58905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lake is recorded at frequency rank #16,371, classified as anoun, pronounced /leɪk/. laúd is at rank #42,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈuð̞].
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 58905, this pair ranks #64,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lake vs laúd
Shared letters: al. Private to "lake": ek. Private to "laúd": dú.
"lake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "laúd" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lake ← alke · laek · lakke · lkae · llake
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lake" and "laúd" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lake" or "laúd"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laúd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lake" and "laúd" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs laúd". 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 #64,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.