lápidavslatidoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,125
“lápida” frequency rank
#24,209
“latido” frequency rank
47334
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lápida latido
Definition Placa de piedra u otro material en la que se pone una inscripción. Movimiento del ritmo cardíaco.

Where the eye mixes lápida and latido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
lápida
6 ch
latido

Look-alike desk: lápida vs latido

A purely visual mix-up. lápida ([ˈlapið̞a]) and latido ([laˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lápida is recorded at frequency rank #23,125, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlapið̞a]. latido is at rank #24,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈt̪ið̞o].

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 47334, this pair ranks #120,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lápida vs latido

Shared letters: adil. Private to "lápida": . Private to "latido": ot.

"lápida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "latido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • latidoaltido · laitdo · latdio · latiddo · latiod · lattido · llatido · ltaido

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lápida" for "latido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlapið̞a] versus [laˈt̪ið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lápida" or "latido" show up more?
"lápida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,125 in our Spanish list, against #24,209 for "latido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lápida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "latido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lápida" and "latido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapa vs lápida". 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 #120,635 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