Which to use
“La” is an abbrev and “lo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #817
- “La” frequency rank
- #11,924
- “lo” frequency rank
- 12741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | La | lo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lanthan | siehe!, seht!, schaut an! |
Letter map: La vs lo
Shared letters muted; letters that set La and lo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: La vs lo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: La is anabbrev and loanintj. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “La” becomes o in “lo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
La is recorded at frequency rank #817, classified as anabbrev. lo is at rank #11,924, tagged as anintj, pronounced […].
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 12741, this pair ranks #1,962,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of La vs lo
Shared letters: l. Private to "La": a. Private to "lo": o.
"La" · 2 letters · shape CV · "lo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "La" and "lo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "La" vs "lo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "La" and "lo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "La" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "La" and "lo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lo vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,962,334 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.