Which to use
“laca” is a noun and “las” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #852
- “las” frequency rank
- 49354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | as, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: laca vs las
Shared letters muted; letters that set laca and las apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - laca and las
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laca is anoun and lasapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49354, 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/. las is at rank #852, tagged as apron.
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 49354, this pair ranks #15,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "laca": c. Private to "las": s.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laca ← alca · laac · lacca · lcaa · llaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laca" and "las" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laca" or "las"?
After this comparison
Pair "laca" vs "las" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "las" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "las" 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 #15,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.