Which to use
“late” is a verb and “látex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- #23,039
- “látex” frequency rank
- 35315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | late | látex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir | substância líquida, espessa, geralmente leitosa, presente em algumas plantas |
Letter map: late vs látex
Shared letters muted; letters that set late and látex apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. late runs 4 letters (CVCV) against látex's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - late and látex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: late is averb and látexanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
late is recorded at frequency rank #12,276, classified as averb. látex is at rank #23,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.tɛks/.
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 35315, this pair ranks #31,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of late vs látex
Shared letters: elt. Private to "late": a. Private to "látex": xá.
"late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "látex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- late ← alte · laet · latte · llate · ltae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "late" and "látex" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "late" or "látex"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "late" and "látex".
- Full dictionary entry for "late" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "látex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "late" and "látex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "látex vs latir". 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 #31,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.