loro

[ˈloɾo]

/[ˈloɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“loro” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,658) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,658
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Psittacidae) Ave trepadora de 30 a 40 cm de longitud, suele tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las plumas de color verde o rojo. Se alimenta principalmente de frutos y ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-loro · loro · Spanish

loro · rank #15,658 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,658
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH linterna

Nearest frequency peer: linterna (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “loro”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “loro” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

loro vs los
50% similar
loro vs low
50% similar
loro vs Lou
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for loro
PropertyValue
Headwordloro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈloɾo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,658
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “loro”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lorocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “linterna” (#15,657), “liberada” (#15,656), “lego” (#15,655). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “loro” va en #15,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for loro is neighbouring look-alikes ("los", "low", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈloɾo]. Frequency #15,658 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for loro, including "lorro" and "lroo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "los", "low", "Lou", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is loro, spelled L-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Psittacidae) Ave trepadora de 30 a 40 cm de longitud, suele tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las plumas de color verde o rojo. Se alimenta principalmente de frutos y semillas, que puede triturar con su pico curvo y fuerte; sus patas tienen cuatro dedos opuestos en pares y su cola es larga. Por la conformación de su lengua, muchas especies son capaces de imitar el lenguaje humano. Se crían como mascotas, pero también son perseguidos por los daños que causan en los cultivos.
  2. 2
    Moco que va saliendo de la nariz.
  3. 3
    Aparato de radio, y por extensión cualquier equipo de música.
  4. 4
    Persona muy locuaz.
  5. 5
    Persona que acecha o espía para dar aviso a sus compinches.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how loro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Un día un hombre bajó de un tiro a un loro centinela, el que cayó herido y peleó un buen rato antes de dejarse agarrar. El peón lo llevó a la casa, para los hijos del patrón, los chicos lo curaron porque no tenía más que un ala rota. El loro se curó muy bien, y se amansó completamente».
  2. Juan es un loro; empalaga mucho y no es de confianza.

Synonyms

papagayopericocotorropsitácidosapo

This word in other languages

parrot(English)perroquet(Français)Papagei(Deutsch)papagaio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lorro
  • lroo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lorro1lroo2
Edit distance from "loro"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loro"?
"loro" is spelled L-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloɾo].
What does "loro" mean?
As a noun, "loro" means: (Psittacidae) Ave trepadora de 30 a 40 cm de longitud, suele tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las plumas de color verde o rojo. Se alimenta principalmente de frutos y ...
What words are commonly confused with "loro"?
"loro" is commonly confused with "los", "low", "Lou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loro" is [ˈloɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loro" come from?
"loro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "loro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lego#15,655oler#15,675fake#15,618rima#15,712

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list