Which to use
“lens” and “leyes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,908
- “lens” frequency rank
- #878
- “leyes” frequency rank
- 48786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lens | leyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lente. | Forma del plural de ley. |
Where the eye mixes lens and leyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lens runs 4 letters (CVCC) against leyes's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lens and leyes
A purely visual mix-up. lens (/lɛnz/) and leyes ([ˈleʝes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lens is recorded at frequency rank #47,908, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛnz/. leyes is at rank #878, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleʝes].
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 48786, this pair ranks #112,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lens vs leyes
Shared letters: els. Private to "lens": n. Private to "leyes": y.
"lens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "leyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lens" and "leyes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lens" or "leyes"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lens" and "leyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs llené". 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 #112,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.