Which to use
“lake” and “llave” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,371
- “lake” frequency rank
- #4,352
- “llave” frequency rank
- 20723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lake | llave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lago. | Instrumento generalmente metálico que contiene un código grabado, el cuál al introducirlo en una cerradura permite abrirla. |
Where the eye mixes lake and llave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lake runs 4 letters (CVCV) against llave's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lake vs llave
A purely visual mix-up. lake (/leɪk/) and llave ([ˈʝaβ̞e]) 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 20723, 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/. llave is at rank #4,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝaβ̞e].
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 20723, this pair ranks #258,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lake vs llave
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lake": k. Private to "llave": v.
"lake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "llave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lake" and "llave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lake" or "llave" show up more?
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 "lake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lake" and "llave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lake". 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 #258,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.