Which to use
“las” is an article and “lasa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15
- “las” frequency rank
- #45,408
- “lasa” frequency rank
- 45423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | las | lasa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artículo determinado femenino plural. Antecede a sustantivos femeninos en plural denotando que estos deben tomarse como información general consabida. | Tercera persona singular del presente de indicativo del verbo lasar. |
Where the eye mixes las and lasa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: las vs lasa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: las is [las] while lasa is [ˈlasa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “las” sits inside “lasa”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
las is recorded at frequency rank #15, classified as anarticle, pronounced [las]. 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 45423, this pair ranks #131,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of las vs lasa
Shared letters: als. Private to "las": -. Private to "lasa": -.
"las" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasa ← lassa · llasa · lsaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "las" and "lasa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "las" vs "lasa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "las" 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 #131,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "las" 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 #131,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.