Which to use
“la” is a pronoun and “laia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #163
- “la” frequency rank
- #37,883
- “laia” frequency rank
- 38046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | la | laia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s | lã |
Letter map: la vs laia
Shared letters muted; letters that set la and laia apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - la and laia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: la is apronoun and laiaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “la” sits inside “laia”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
la is recorded at frequency rank #163, classified as apron. laia is at rank #37,883, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaj.ɐ/.
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 38046, this pair ranks #28,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of la vs laia
Shared letters: al. Private to "la": -. Private to "laia": i.
"la" · 2 letters · shape CV · "laia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laia ← alia · laai · liaa · llaia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "la" and "laia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "la" or "laia"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "la" and "laia".
- Full dictionary entry for "la" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "la" and "laia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laia vs liana". 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 #28,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.