Which to use
“laca” and “Luc” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,502
- “laca” frequency rank
- #15,850
- “Luc” frequency rank
- 64352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laca | Luc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente | Lucas |
Where the eye mixes laca and Luc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between laca and Luc
A purely visual mix-up. laca (/ˈla.kɐ/) and Luc (/lyk/.) 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 64352, 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/. Luc is at rank #15,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lyk/..
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 64352, this pair ranks #5,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laca vs Luc
Shared letters: cl. Private to "laca": a. Private to "Luc": u.
"laca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Luc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laca ← alca · laac · lacca · lcaa · llaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laca" and "Luc" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laca" or "Luc" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laca" and "Luc" 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 "Luc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laca" and "Luc" 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 #5,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.