Which to use
“llaga” and “llave” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,593
- “llaga” frequency rank
- #4,352
- “llave” frequency rank
- 39945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llaga | llave |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Instrumento generalmente metálico que contiene un código grabado, el cuál al introducirlo en una cerradura permite abrirla. |
Where the eye mixes llaga and llave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llaga and llave
A purely visual mix-up. llaga ([ˈʝaɣ̞a]) and llave ([ˈʝaβ̞e]) 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 39945, 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]. llave is at rank #4,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝaβ̞e].
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 39945, this pair ranks #161,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llaga vs llave
Shared letters: al. Private to "llaga": g. Private to "llave": ev.
"llaga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "llave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llaga" and "llave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llaga" or "llave" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llaga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llaga" and "llave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapa vs llaga". 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 #161,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.