lajevslandWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“laje” and “land” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,102
“laje” frequency rank
#7,791
“land” frequency rank
23893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laje land
Definition rocha plana terra, solo, chão

Letter map: laje vs land

Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and land apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
laje
4 ch
land

Pair insight - laje / land

laje and land are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. land is at rank #7,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɑnt/.

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 23893, this pair ranks #45,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laje vs land

Shared letters: al. Private to "laje": ej. Private to "land": dn.

"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lajealje · laej · lajje · ljae · llaje
  • landalnd · ladn · landd · lannd · lland · lnad

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laje" for "land" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "laje" vs "land" - which ranks higher?
"land" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,791 in our Portuguese list, against #16,102 for "laje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "laje" vs "land" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "land" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laje" and "land" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laje". 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 #45,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list