LasovslxsConfusable pair

Quick tell: Laso is a name, lxs is an article, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Laso” is a name and “lxs” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,000
“Laso” frequency rank
#27,673
“lxs” frequency rank
69673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Laso lxs
Definition Apellido Artículo determinado neutro plural.

Where the eye mixes Laso and lxs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Laso
3 ch
lxs

Look-alike desk: Laso vs lxs

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Laso is [ˈlaso] while lxs is [les]. 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 (name vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69673, 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]. lxs is at rank #27,673, tagged as anarticle, pronounced [les].

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 69673, this pair ranks #31,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Laso vs lxs

Shared letters: ls. Private to "Laso": ao. Private to "lxs": x.

"Laso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lxs" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lasolasso · llaso · lsao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Laso" for "lxs" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Laso" is a name and "lxs" an article, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Laso" vs "lxs" - which ranks higher?
"lxs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,673 in our Spanish list, against #42,000 for "Laso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "lxs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Laso" and "lxs" 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 #31,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list