Which to use
“Laso” is a name and “late” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,000
- “Laso” frequency rank
- #11,077
- “late” frequency rank
- 53077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laso | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de latir. |
Where the eye mixes Laso and late
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Laso and late follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Laso vs late
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Laso is [ˈlaso] while late is [ˈlat̪e]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laso is recorded at frequency rank #42,000, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlaso]. late is at rank #11,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlat̪e].
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 53077, this pair ranks #89,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laso vs late
Shared letters: al. Private to "Laso": os. Private to "late": et.
"Laso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laso" for "late" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Laso" vs "late" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laso" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs Laso". 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 #89,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.