Which to use
“llaga” is a noun and “llagas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,593
- “llaga” frequency rank
- #35,594
- “llagas” frequency rank
- 71187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llaga | llagas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lesión de la piel, o membrana mucosa abierta con forma de cráter, que aparece al perder tejido, con escasa o nula tendencia a cicatrizar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llagar. |
Where the eye mixes llaga and llagas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llaga with llagas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llaga is [ˈʝaɣ̞a] while llagas is [ˈʝaɣ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “llaga” sits inside “llagas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llaga is recorded at frequency rank #35,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞a]. llagas is at rank #35,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞as].
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 71187, this pair ranks #28,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llaga vs llagas
Shared letters: agl. Private to "llaga": -. Private to "llagas": s.
"llaga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "llagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llaga" for "llagas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llaga" vs "llagas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llaga" and "llagas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llaga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llagas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llaga" and "llagas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs llagas". 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 #28,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.