Which to use
“lastime” is a verb and “lastre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,129
- “lastime” frequency rank
- #21,381
- “lastre” frequency rank
- 57510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lastime | lastre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de lastimar o de lastimarse. | 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 lastime and lastre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lastime runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lastre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lastime vs lastre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lastime is [lasˈt̪ime] while lastre is [ˈlast̪ɾe]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lastime is recorded at frequency rank #36,129, classified as averb, pronounced [lasˈt̪ime]. 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 57510, this pair ranks #70,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lastime vs lastre
Shared letters: aelst. Private to "lastime": im. Private to "lastre": r.
"lastime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lastre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lastime" 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 #70,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lastime" and "lastre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lastiman vs lastime". 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 #70,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.