Which to use
“laca” and “lacuna” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #15,606
- “lacuna” frequency rank
- 64108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | lacuna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | falha, falta, vazio, omissão, hiato |
Where the eye mixes laca and lacuna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laca vs lacuna
A purely visual mix-up. laca (/ˈla.kɐ/) and lacuna (/lɐ.ˈku.nɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laca is recorded at frequency rank #48,502, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.kɐ/. lacuna is at rank #15,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɐ.ˈku.nɐ/.
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 64108, this pair ranks #5,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs lacuna
Shared letters: acl. Private to "laca": -. Private to "lacuna": nu.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lacuna" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laca" and "lacuna" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laca" or "lacuna"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laca" and "lacuna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lacuna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "lacuna" 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 #5,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.