Which to use
“le” is a pronoun and “luz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30
- “le” frequency rank
- #469
- “luz” frequency rank
- 499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | luz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativo de los pronombres personales de tercera persona él, ella y ello. | Radiación electromagnética visible al ojo humano. |
Where the eye mixes le and luz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between le and luz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: le is [le] while luz is [ˈlus]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #30, classified as apron, pronounced [le]. luz is at rank #469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlus].
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 499, this pair ranks #323,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of le vs luz
Shared letters: l. Private to "le": e. Private to "luz": uz.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "luz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "le" for "luz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "le" vs "luz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "le" and "luz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "luz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs luz". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.