lo
Spanish, article/lo/
lo is spelled L-O (2 letters) and appears 7,762 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lo is a Spanish article meaning “neuter definite article used only before nominalized adjectives: the, that which is” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an accusative of él and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in….
What does lo mean in English?
article
- 1
neuter definite article used only before nominalized adjectives: the, that which is
Haremos lo necesario.
pronoun
- 1
accusative of él and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that
"¿Ves al hombre?" "Lo veo."
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. Pronombre de género neutro invariable de tercera persona, usado para sustituir al atributo de la oración.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce lo?
- /lo/
- [lo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lo in Spanish?
lo appears 7,762 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).