Which to use
“lata” is a noun and “late” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,442
- “lata” frequency rank
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- 18718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lata | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | folha de ferro laminada e estanhada | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir |
Letter map: lata vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set lata and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lata and late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lata is anoun and lateaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “lata” becomes e in “late”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lata is recorded at frequency rank #6,442, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.tɐ/. 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 18718, this pair ranks #52,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lata vs late
Shared letters: alt. Private to "lata": -. Private to "late": e.
"lata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lata" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lata" or "late" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "lata" vs "late" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lata" 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 #52,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lata" and "late" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs late". 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 #52,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.