Which to use
“la” is a pronoun and “laca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #163
- “la” frequency rank
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- 48665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | la | laca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente |
Letter map: la vs laca
Shared letters muted; letters that set la and laca apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - la and laca
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: la is apronoun and lacaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “la” sits inside “laca”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
la is recorded at frequency rank #163, classified as apron. laca is at rank #48,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.kɐ/.
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 48665, this pair ranks #16,500 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of la vs laca
Shared letters: al. Private to "la": -. Private to "laca": c.
"la" · 2 letters · shape CV · "laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laca ← alca · laac · lacca · lcaa · llaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "la" and "laca" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "la" or "laca"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "la" and "laca".
- Full dictionary entry for "la" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,500 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "la" and "laca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs loch". 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 #16,500 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.