Which to use
“laje” and “lato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,102
- “laje” frequency rank
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- 38805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laje | lato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rocha plana | verão |
Letter map: laje vs lato
Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and lato apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laje and lato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on laje vs lato
laje and lato 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 38805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. 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 38805, this pair ranks #27,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laje vs lato
Shared letters: al. Private to "laje": ej. Private to "lato": ot.
"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laje" and "lato" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laje" or "lato" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laje" and "lato".
- Full dictionary entry for "laje" 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 #27,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laje" and "lato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lato". 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 #27,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.