Which to use
“Laos” is a noun and “late” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,349
- “Laos” frequency rank
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- 32625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laos | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laos | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir |
Letter map: Laos vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set Laos and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Laos and late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Laos is anoun and lateaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laos is recorded at frequency rank #20,349, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaʊs/,/ˈlɑːoʊs/. 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 32625, this pair ranks #35,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laos vs late
Shared letters: al. Private to "Laos": os. Private to "late": et.
"Laos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laos" for "late" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Laos" or "late"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Laos" and "late".
- Full dictionary entry for "Laos" 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 #35,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laos" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs Laos". 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 #35,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.