Which to use
“lentas” and “lento” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,473
- “lentas” frequency rank
- #3,426
- “lento” frequency rank
- 26899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lentas | lento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de lento. | Que obra, sucede o se hace con velocidad reducida. |
Where the eye mixes lentas and lento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lentas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lento's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lentas vs lento
A purely visual mix-up. lentas ([ˈlẽn̪t̪as]) and lento ([ˈlẽn̪t̪o]) 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 26899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lentas is recorded at frequency rank #23,473, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlẽn̪t̪as]. lento is at rank #3,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlẽn̪t̪o].
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 26899, this pair ranks #229,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lentas vs lento
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "lentas": as. Private to "lento": o.
"lentas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lentas" for "lento" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lentas" vs "lento" - which ranks higher?
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 "lentas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lentas" and "lento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs lentas". 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 #229,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.