Which to use
“laca” and “lua” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #1,619
- “lua” frequency rank
- 50121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | lua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | satélite natural da Terra, que se destaca no céu durante a noite |
Where the eye mixes laca and lua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laca vs lua
A purely visual mix-up. laca (/ˈla.kɐ/) and lua (/'lua/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50121, 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/. lua is at rank #1,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'lua/.
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 50121, this pair ranks #14,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs lua
Shared letters: al. Private to "laca": c. Private to "lua": u.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laca ← alca · laac · lacca · lcaa · llaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laca" for "lua" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laca" or "lua" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "lua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "lua" 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 #14,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.