Which to use
“lane” and “látex” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,517
- “lane” frequency rank
- #23,039
- “látex” frequency rank
- 32556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lane | látex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alameda | substância líquida, espessa, geralmente leitosa, presente em algumas plantas |
Where the eye mixes lane and látex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lane 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.
Look-alike desk: lane vs látex
A purely visual mix-up. lane (/leɪn/) and látex (/ˈla.tɛks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lane is recorded at frequency rank #9,517, classified as anoun, pronounced /leɪn/. 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 32556, this pair ranks #35,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lane vs látex
Shared letters: el. Private to "lane": an. Private to "látex": txá.
"lane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "látex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lane ← alne · laen · lanne · llane · lnae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lane" for "látex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lane" vs "látex" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lane" and "látex" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lane" 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 #35,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lane" and "látex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "látex vs latir". 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 #35,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.