Which to use
“lava” and “lavra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,702
- “lava” frequency rank
- #40,647
- “lavra” frequency rank
- 44349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lava | lavra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designação dada ao material geológico em fusão, com temperatura em geral entre os 600 °C e os 1 250 °C, que um vulcão expele durante uma erupção | lavoura |
Letter map: lava vs lavra
Shared letters muted; letters that set lava and lavra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lava runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lavra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - lava / lavra
lava and lavra are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lava is recorded at frequency rank #3,702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.vɐ/. lavra is at rank #40,647, tagged as anoun.
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 44349, this pair ranks #21,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lava vs lavra
Shared letters: alv. Private to "lava": -. Private to "lavra": r.
"lava" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lavra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lava" and "lavra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "lava" vs "lavra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lava" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lava" and "lavra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lavra". 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 #21,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.