Which to use
“laico” is an adjective and “lato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,719
- “laico” frequency rank
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- 48422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | lato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem ou que não pertence ao clero; secular, leigo, sem confissão | verão |
Letter map: laico vs lato
Shared letters muted; letters that set laico and lato apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laico runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against lato's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: laico vs lato
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laico is anadjective and latoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #25,719, classified as anadj. 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 48422, this pair ranks #16,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs lato
Shared letters: alo. Private to "laico": ci. Private to "lato": t.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laico" and "lato" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laico" vs "lato" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laico" and "lato".
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" 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 #16,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "lato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laico". 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 #16,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.