Which to use
“laia” is a noun and “late” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,883
- “laia” frequency rank
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- 50159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laia | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lã | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir |
Letter map: laia vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set laia and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laia (CVVV) and late (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - laia and late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laia is anoun and lateaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laia is recorded at frequency rank #37,883, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaj.ɐ/. late is at rank #12,276, tagged as averb.
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 50159, this pair ranks #14,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laia vs late
Shared letters: al. Private to "laia": i. Private to "late": et.
"laia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laia" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laia" or "late"?
Useful next steps
Pair "laia" vs "late" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laia" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laia vs liana". 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 #14,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.