Which to use
“lésbico” is an adjective and “léxico” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,692
- “lésbico” frequency rank
- #21,391
- “léxico” frequency rank
- 65083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lésbico | léxico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne a las lesbianas. | Conjunto de palabras y expresiones de una lengua, un grupo de hablantes o un área de actividad. |
Where the eye mixes lésbico and léxico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lésbico runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against léxico's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lésbico and léxico
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lésbico is [ˈlesβ̞iko] while léxico is [ˈleksiko]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lésbico is recorded at frequency rank #43,692, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlesβ̞iko]. léxico is at rank #21,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleksiko].
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 65083, this pair ranks #43,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lésbico vs léxico
Shared letters: ciloé. Private to "lésbico": bs. Private to "léxico": x.
"lésbico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "léxico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lésbico" for "léxico" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lésbico" or "léxico" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lésbico" and "léxico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lésbico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "léxico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lésbico" and "léxico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "léxico vs lúdico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.