Which to use
“last” and “lazy” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,138
- “last” frequency rank
- #45,410
- “lazy” frequency rank
- 60548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | last | lazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Último. | Perezoso, vago, haragán. |
Where the eye mixes last and lazy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses last with lazy
A purely visual mix-up. last (/lɑːst/) and lazy (/ˈleɪzi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60548, 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/. lazy is at rank #45,410, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈleɪzi/.
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 60548, this pair ranks #58,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of last vs lazy
Shared letters: al. Private to "last": st. Private to "lazy": yz.
"last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lazy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "last" for "lazy" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "last" or "lazy" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "last" and "lazy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "last" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lazy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "last" and "lazy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lazy". 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 #58,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.