Which to use
“lar” is a noun and “las” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,089
- “lar” frequency rank
- #852
- “las” frequency rank
- 3941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lar | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência, habitação | as, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: lar vs las
Shared letters muted; letters that set lar and las apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for lar / las
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lar is anoun and lasapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “lar” becomes s in “las”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lar is recorded at frequency rank #3,089, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaɾ/. las is at rank #852, tagged as apron.
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 3941, this pair ranks #71,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lar vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lar": r. Private to "las": s.
"lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lar" for "las" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lar" or "las"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lar" and "las".
- Full dictionary entry for "lar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "las" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lar" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.