Which to use
“llagas” is a verb and “llana” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,594
- “llagas” frequency rank
- #28,431
- “llana” frequency rank
- 64025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llagas | llana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llagar. | En albañilería, cuchara rectangular y plana, con mango en una de sus caras, que se utiliza para aplanar mezcla sobre un muro o piso.Puede estar hecha de metal, de madera o sus combinaciones. También puede ser dentada para dosificar la cantidad de mezcla aplicada. |
Where the eye mixes llagas and llana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: llagas vs llana
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llagas is [ˈʝaɣ̞as] while llana is [ˈʝana]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llagas is recorded at frequency rank #35,594, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞as]. llana is at rank #28,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝana].
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 64025, this pair ranks #46,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llagas vs llana
Shared letters: al. Private to "llagas": gs. Private to "llana": n.
"llagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llana" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llagas" for "llana" ever safe?
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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 "llagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llagas" and "llana" 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 #46,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.