# Lego vs loco

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lego
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #9,203*
Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.

### loco
*adverb · IPA /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #22,141*
A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-loco