Which to use
“lady” is a noun and “las” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,418
- “lady” frequency rank
- #852
- “las” frequency rank
- 4270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lady | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dama | as, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: lady vs las
Shared letters muted; letters that set lady and las apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lady and las
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lady is anoun and lasapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lady is recorded at frequency rank #3,418, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪdi/. 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 4270, this pair ranks #70,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lady vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lady": dy. Private to "las": s.
"lady" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lady ← aldy · laddy · ladyy · layd · lday · llady
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lady" for "las" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lady" or "las"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lady" and "las".
- Full dictionary entry for "lady" 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 #70,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lady" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lady". 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 #70,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.