Which to use
“las” is a pronoun and “least” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #852
- “las” frequency rank
- #48,509
- “least” frequency rank
- 49361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | las | least |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | as, pronome demonstrativo | mínimo, menor |
Letter map: las vs least
Shared letters muted; letters that set las and least apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: las vs least
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: las is apronoun and leastanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
las is recorded at frequency rank #852, classified as apron. least is at rank #48,509, tagged as anadj.
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 49361, this pair ranks #15,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of las vs least
Shared letters: als. Private to "las": -. Private to "least": et.
"las" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "least" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- least ← elast · laest · leasst · leastt · leats · lesat · lleast
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "las" for "least" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "las" or "least" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "las" and "least".
- Full dictionary entry for "las" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "least" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "las" and "least" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lean vs least". 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 #15,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.