Which to use
“laca” and “lato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- 71205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | lato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | verão |
Where the eye mixes laca and lato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. laca and lato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between laca and lato
A purely visual mix-up. laca (/ˈla.kɐ/) and lato (/ˈlatɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71205, 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/. lato is at rank #22,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlatɔ/.
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 71205, this pair ranks #3,414 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs lato
Shared letters: al. Private to "laca": c. Private to "lato": ot.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laca" and "lato" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laca" or "lato" show up more?
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 "lato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,414 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "lato" 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 #3,414 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.