Which to use
“last” is an adjective and “lastre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,138
- “last” frequency rank
- #21,381
- “lastre” frequency rank
- 36519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | last | lastre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Último. | Piedra de mala calidad y en lajas resquebrajadas, ancha y de poco grueso, que está en la superficie de la cantera, la cual no sirve para labrarse, y sólo sirve para las obras de mampostería. |
Where the eye mixes last and lastre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. last runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lastre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: last vs lastre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: last is /lɑːst/ while lastre is [ˈlast̪ɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “last” sits inside “lastre”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
last is recorded at frequency rank #15,138, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɑːst/. lastre is at rank #21,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlast̪ɾe].
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 36519, this pair ranks #180,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of last vs lastre
Shared letters: alst. Private to "last": -. Private to "lastre": er.
"last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lastre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "last" for "lastre" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "last" or "lastre" show up more?
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 "last" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lastre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "last" and "lastre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lahore vs lastre". 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 #180,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.