let's vs leyes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“let's” is a contraction and “leyes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,474
“let's” frequency rank: #878
“leyes” frequency rank: 24352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	let's	leyes
Definition	Usado para formar el cohortativo de los verbos, equivalente a la primera persona plural del imperativo en otros idiomas; "vamos a + infinitivo".	Forma del plural de ley.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set let's and leyes apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

let's

5 ch

leyes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: let's is /lɛts/ while leyes is [ˈleʝes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

let's is recorded at frequency rank #23,474, classified as acontraction, pronounced /lɛts/. 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 24352, this pair ranks #241,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of let's vs leyes

Shared letters: els. Private to "let's": t. Private to "leyes": y.

"let's" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "leyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

leyes ← elyes · leeys · leyess · leyse · leyyes · lleyes · lyees

Frequency comparison

let's#23,474

leyes#878

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "let's" and "leyes" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "let's" is a contraction and "leyes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "let's" or "leyes"?

"leyes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #878 in our Spanish list, against #23,474 for "let's". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering let's vs leyes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a contraction, it's “let's”; for a noun, it's “leyes”.
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