LaravslegaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Lara is a name, lega is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Lara” is a name and “lega” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,076
“Lara” frequency rank
#42,002
“lega” frequency rank
48078
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lara lega
Definition Apellido. Forma del femenino singular de lego.

Where the eye mixes Lara and lega

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

4 ch
Lara
4 ch
lega

Look-alike desk: Lara vs lega

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lara is [ˈlaɾa] while lega is [ˈleɣ̞a]. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lara is recorded at frequency rank #6,076, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlaɾa]. lega is at rank #42,002, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞a].

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 48078, this pair ranks #116,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Lara vs lega

Shared letters: al. Private to "Lara": r. Private to "lega": eg.

"Lara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Laraalra · laar · larra · llara · lraa
  • legaelga · leag · legga · lgea

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Lara" for "lega" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Lara" is a name and "lega" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Lara" or "lega"?
"Lara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,076 in our Spanish list, against #42,002 for "lega". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lara" and "lega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lega 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 #116,460 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