Which to use
“lasa” and “lavar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,408
- “lasa” frequency rank
- #6,556
- “lavar” frequency rank
- 51964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasa | lavar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona singular del presente de indicativo del verbo lasar. | Limpiar con un medio líquido, especialmente con agua. |
Where the eye mixes lasa and lavar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lasa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lavar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lasa and lavar
A purely visual mix-up. lasa ([ˈlasa]) and lavar ([laˈβ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51964, 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]. lavar is at rank #6,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [laˈβ̞aɾ].
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 51964, this pair ranks #95,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasa vs lavar
Shared letters: al. Private to "lasa": s. Private to "lavar": rv.
"lasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lavar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lasa" and "lavar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lasa" or "lavar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lasa" and "lavar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasa" and "lavar" 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 #95,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.