Which to use
“llagas” is a verb and “llantas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,594
- “llagas” frequency rank
- #14,886
- “llantas” frequency rank
- 50480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llagas | llantas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llagar. | Forma del plural de llanta. |
Where the eye mixes llagas and llantas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llagas runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llantas's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llagas vs llantas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llagas is [ˈʝaɣ̞as] while llantas is [ˈʝãn̪t̪as]. 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 50480, 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]. llantas is at rank #14,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝãn̪t̪as].
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 50480, this pair ranks #102,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llagas vs llantas
Shared letters: als. Private to "llagas": g. Private to "llantas": nt.
"llagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llantas" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llagas" and "llantas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llagas" or "llantas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llantas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llagas" and "llantas" 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 #102,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.