lavslolTell them apart

Quick tell: la is a pronoun, lol is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“la” is a pronoun and “lol” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#163
“la” frequency rank
#15,382
“lol” frequency rank
15545
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature la lol
Definition mesmo que a, utilizado em ênclise com verbos que terminam em -z, -r ou -s expressa risada a alguma coisa engraçada, risível, alternativamente a algo com um tanto de ironia

Letter map: la vs lol

Shared letters muted; letters that set la and lol apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
la
3 ch
lol

Grammar separator: la vs lol

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: la is apronoun and lolanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

la is recorded at frequency rank #163, classified as apron. lol is at rank #15,382, tagged as anintj.

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 15545, this pair ranks #56,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of la vs lol

Shared letters: l. Private to "la": a. Private to "lol": o.

"la" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "lol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "la" and "lol" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "la" is a pronoun and "lol" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "la" or "lol"?
"la" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #163 in our Portuguese list, against #15,382 for "lol". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "la" vs "lol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "la" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "la" and "lol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs lol". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #56,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list