Which to use
“lasaña” is a noun and “lavan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,821
- “lasaña” frequency rank
- #27,284
- “lavan” frequency rank
- 72105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasaña | lavan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plato tradicional de la cocina italiana que se prepara con láminas de pasta superpuestas, rellenas de alguna salsa que usualmente contiene carne y queso. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lavar. |
Where the eye mixes lasaña and lavan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lasaña and lavan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lasaña is [laˈsaɲa] while lavan is [ˈlaβ̞ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasaña is recorded at frequency rank #44,821, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈsaɲa]. lavan is at rank #27,284, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaβ̞ãn].
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 72105, this pair ranks #26,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lasaña vs lavan
Shared letters: al. Private to "lasaña": sñ. Private to "lavan": nv.
"lasaña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lavan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lavan ← alvan · laavn · laban · lavann · lavna · lavvan · llavan · lvaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lasaña" for "lavan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lasaña" vs "lavan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lasaña" and "lavan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasaña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasaña" and "lavan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasaña vs Lausana". 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 #26,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.