Which to use
“lama” is a noun and “las” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,406
- “lama” frequency rank
- #15
- “las” frequency rank
- 15421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lama | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Superior de los monjes en el budismo. | Artículo determinado femenino plural. Antecede a sustantivos femeninos en plural denotando que estos deben tomarse como información general consabida. |
Where the eye mixes lama and las
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lama vs las
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lama is [ˈlama] 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 15421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lama is recorded at frequency rank #15,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlama]. 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 15421, this pair ranks #280,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lama vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lama": m. Private to "las": s.
"lama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lama ← laam · lamma · lmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lama" and "las" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lama" or "las"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lama" 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 #280,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lama" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lama vs Lyra". 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 #280,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.