láminavslasañaTell them apart

Which to use

“lámina” and “lasaña” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,198
“lámina” frequency rank
#44,821
“lasaña” frequency rank
62019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lámina lasaña
Definition Ilustración sea una imagen dibujada o una fotografía o composición de estas Plato tradicional de la cocina italiana que se prepara con láminas de pasta superpuestas, rellenas de alguna salsa que usualmente contiene carne y queso.

Where the eye mixes lámina and lasaña

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

6 ch
lámina
6 ch
lasaña

Visual trap between lámina and lasaña

A purely visual mix-up. lámina ([ˈlamina]) and lasaña ([laˈsaɲa]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lámina is recorded at frequency rank #17,198, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlamina]. lasaña is at rank #44,821, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈsaɲa].

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 62019, this pair ranks #53,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lámina vs lasaña

Shared letters: al. Private to "lámina": imná. Private to "lasaña": .

"lámina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "lasaña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lámina" for "lasaña" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlamina] versus [laˈsaɲa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lámina" vs "lasaña" - which ranks higher?
"lámina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,198 in our Spanish list, against #44,821 for "lasaña". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "lámina" and "lasaña" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lámina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lasaña" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lámina" and "lasaña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasaña vs Lausana". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #53,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list