Which to use
“lang” is an adverb and “late” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,555
- “lang” frequency rank
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- 29831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lang | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | por | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir |
Letter map: lang vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set lang and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: lang vs late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lang is anadverb and lateaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lang is recorded at frequency rank #17,555, classified as anadv. late is at rank #12,276, tagged as averb.
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 29831, this pair ranks #38,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lang vs late
Shared letters: al. Private to "lang": gn. Private to "late": et.
"lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lang" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lang" vs "late" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lang" and "late".
- Full dictionary entry for "lang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lang" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lang vs liana". 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 #38,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.