Which to use
“laje” and “látex” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,102
- “laje” frequency rank
- #23,039
- “látex” frequency rank
- 39141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laje | látex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rocha plana | substância líquida, espessa, geralmente leitosa, presente em algumas plantas |
Letter map: laje vs látex
Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and látex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laje runs 4 letters (CVCV) against látex's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - laje / látex
laje and látex 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. látex is at rank #23,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.tɛks/.
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 39141, this pair ranks #27,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laje vs látex
Shared letters: el. Private to "laje": aj. Private to "látex": txá.
"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "látex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laje ← alje · laej · lajje · ljae · llaje
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laje" and "látex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laje" or "látex"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "laje" and "látex". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "laje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "látex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laje" and "látex" 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 #27,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.