Which to use
“lago” is a noun and “Lagos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,165
- “lago” frequency rank
- #41,306
- “Lagos” frequency rank
- 71471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | Lagos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein stehendes Gewässer, das von Land umgeben ist | größte Stadt in sowie ehemalige Hauptstadt von Nigeria |
Letter map: lago vs Lagos
Shared letters muted; letters that set lago and Lagos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lago runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Lagos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - lago and Lagos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lago is anoun and Lagosaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lago” sits inside “Lagos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lago is recorded at frequency rank #30,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɡɔ]. Lagos is at rank #41,306, tagged as aname, 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 71471, this pair ranks #415,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs Lagos
Shared letters: aglo. Private to "lago": -. Private to "Lagos": s.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Lagos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lago" and "Lagos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "lago" or "Lagos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lago" and "Lagos".
- Full dictionary entry for "lago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lagos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lago" and "Lagos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lagos vs puzzles". 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 #415,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.