Which to use
“last” is an adjective and “laúd” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,138
- “last” frequency rank
- #42,534
- “laúd” frequency rank
- 57672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | last | laúd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Último. | Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el mango, que es corto. |
Where the eye mixes last and laúd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: last vs laúd
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: last is /lɑːst/ while laúd is [laˈuð̞]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57672, 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/. laúd is at rank #42,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈuð̞].
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 57672, this pair ranks #69,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of last vs laúd
Shared letters: al. Private to "last": st. Private to "laúd": dú.
"last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "laúd" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- last ← alst · lasst · lastt · lats · llast · lsat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "last" for "laúd" ever safe?
Frequency check: "last" vs "laúd" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "laúd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "last" and "laúd" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs laúd". 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 #69,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.