Which to use
“lama” is a noun and “lasa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,406
- “lama” frequency rank
- #45,408
- “lasa” frequency rank
- 60814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lama | lasa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Superior de los monjes en el budismo. | Tercera persona singular del presente de indicativo del verbo lasar. |
Where the eye mixes lama and lasa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lama and lasa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lama vs lasa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lama is [ˈlama] while lasa is [ˈlasa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “lama” becomes s in “lasa”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60814, 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]. lasa is at rank #45,408, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlasa].
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 60814, this pair ranks #57,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lama vs lasa
Shared letters: al. Private to "lama": m. Private to "lasa": s.
"lama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lama" for "lasa" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lama" or "lasa" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lama" and "lasa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lama" and "lasa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasa 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 #57,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.