Which to use
“leyes” and “luces” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #878
- “leyes” frequency rank
- #2,893
- “luces” frequency rank
- 3771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leyes | luces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ley. | Forma del plural de luz. |
Where the eye mixes leyes and luces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leyes and luces
A purely visual mix-up. leyes ([ˈleʝes]) and luces ([ˈluses]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leyes is recorded at frequency rank #878, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleʝes]. luces is at rank #2,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈluses].
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 3771, this pair ranks #317,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leyes vs luces
Shared letters: els. Private to "leyes": y. Private to "luces": cu.
"leyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "luces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leyes" and "luces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "leyes" or "luces" show up more?
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 "leyes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leyes" and "luces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs luces". 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 #317,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.