Which to use
“laca” and “laia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #37,883
- “laia” frequency rank
- 86385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | laia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | lã |
Where the eye mixes laca and laia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laca (CVCV) and laia (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: laca vs laia
A purely visual mix-up. laca (/ˈla.kɐ/) and laia (/ˈlaj.ɐ/) 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 a single letter - c in “laca” becomes i in “laia”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86385, 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/. 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 86385, this pair ranks #585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs laia
Shared letters: al. Private to "laca": c. Private to "laia": i.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "laia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laca" and "laia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laca" or "laia"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laca" 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 #585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "laia" 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 #585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.