Which to use
“laca” and “lapa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #9,071
- “lapa” frequency rank
- 57573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | lapa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | grande pedra ou laje que se sobressai de um rochedo, formando um refúgio |
Where the eye mixes laca and lapa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laca vs lapa
A purely visual mix-up. laca (/ˈla.kɐ/) and lapa (/ˈla.pɐ/) 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 p in “lapa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57573, 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/. lapa is at rank #9,071, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.pɐ/.
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 57573, this pair ranks #9,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs lapa
Shared letters: al. Private to "laca": c. Private to "lapa": p.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lapa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laca" for "lapa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laca" vs "lapa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laca" and "lapa" 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 "lapa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "lapa" 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 #9,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.