Which to use
“last” is an adjective and “los” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,138
- “last” frequency rank
- #8
- “los” frequency rank
- 15146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | last | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Último. | Artículo determinado masculino plural. El singular es lo. |
Where the eye mixes last and los
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses last with los
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: last is /lɑːst/ while los is [los]. 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 (adjective vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15146, 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/. los is at rank #8, tagged as anarticle, pronounced [los].
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 15146, this pair ranks #281,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of last vs los
Shared letters: ls. Private to "last": at. Private to "los": o.
"last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- last ← alst · lasst · lastt · lats · llast · lsat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "last" and "los" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "last" or "los" show up more?
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 "last" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "last" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs last". 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 #281,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.