# Lagos

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈleɪɡɒs/ · frequency rank #12,267

## Definitions
1. The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.
2. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital: Ikeja. Largest city: Lagos City.
3. A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”). Piecewise doublet of Lakes.

## Easily confused with
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-los)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-las)
- **Lao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lao)
- **laws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-laws)
- **legs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-legs)
- **logo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-logo)
- **Lego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lego)
- **logs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-logs)
- **lays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lays)
- **laps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-laps)
- **Lars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lars)
- **Laos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-laos)
- **lass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lass)
- **loos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-loos)
- **Lugo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lugo)
- **lands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lands)
- **lakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lakes)
- **lanes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lanes)
- **lasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lasts)
- **lamps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagos-vs-lamps)

## Common misspellings (7)
`algos`, `laggos`, `lagoss`, `lagso`, `laogs`, `lgaos`, `llagos`

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