Which to use
“lam” is a noun and “las” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,117
- “lam” frequency rank
- #15
- “las” frequency rank
- 23132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lam | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cordero. | Artículo determinado femenino plural. Antecede a sustantivos femeninos en plural denotando que estos deben tomarse como información general consabida. |
Where the eye mixes lam and las
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lam vs las
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lam is [lɑm] while las is [las]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “lam” becomes s in “las”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lam is recorded at frequency rank #23,117, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɑm]. 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 23132, this pair ranks #247,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lam vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lam": m. Private to "las": s.
"lam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lam" and "las" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lam" or "las" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lam" and "las" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lam" 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 #247,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lam" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lam". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.