Which to use
“landa” is a noun and “lanzó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,737
- “landa” frequency rank
- #3,492
- “lanzó” frequency rank
- 36229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landa | lanzó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar llano y despejado en el que abundan las plantas silvestres. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes landa and lanzó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: landa vs lanzó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: landa is [ˈlãn̪d̪a] while lanzó is [lãnˈso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
landa is recorded at frequency rank #32,737, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãn̪d̪a]. lanzó is at rank #3,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [lãnˈso].
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 36229, this pair ranks #181,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of landa vs lanzó
Shared letters: aln. Private to "landa": d. Private to "lanzó": zó.
"landa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lanzó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- landa ← alnda · ladna · lanad · landda · lannda · llanda · lnada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "landa" for "lanzó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "landa" or "lanzó" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "landa" and "lanzó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "landa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "landa" and "lanzó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs landa". 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 #181,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.