Which to use
“lasa” is a verb and “laúd” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,408
- “lasa” frequency rank
- #42,534
- “laúd” frequency rank
- 87942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasa | laúd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona singular del presente de indicativo del verbo lasar. | Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el mango, que es corto. |
Where the eye mixes lasa and laúd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lasa (CVCV) and laúd (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses lasa with laúd
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lasa is [ˈlasa] while laúd is [laˈuð̞]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasa is recorded at frequency rank #45,408, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlasa]. laúd is at rank #42,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈuð̞].
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 87942, this pair ranks #4,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lasa vs laúd
Shared letters: al. Private to "lasa": s. Private to "laúd": dú.
"lasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "laúd" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasa ← lassa · llasa · lsaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lasa" and "laúd" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lasa" or "laúd" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laúd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasa" and "laúd" 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 #4,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.