la

pron

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The verdict

“la” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #163) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#163
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s

Corpus desk

Index PT-la · la · Portuguese

la · rank #163 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #163
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH ir

Nearest frequency peer: ir (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “la”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “la” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

la vs le
50% similar
la vs ls
50% similar
la vs ló
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for la
PropertyValue
Headwordla
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPronoun
Letters2
Frequency rank#163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “la” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). la lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for la is neighbouring look-alikes ("le", "ls", …), not just typos; it is apronoun. Frequency #163 among 581 “L” headwords. Gloss: "mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s".

No generated misspelling entries exist for la in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "le", "ls", "ló", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is la, spelled L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how la appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Escrevi as tarefas do dia no quadro para não me esquecer de fazê-las.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "la"?
"la" is spelled L-A.
What does "la" mean?
As a pronoun, "la" means: mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s
What words are commonly confused with "la"?
"la" is commonly confused with "le", "ls", "ló". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "la" come from?
"la" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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  • "la" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "le". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #163 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list