leímosvslomosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: leímos is a verb, lomos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“leímos” is a verb and “lomos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,287
“leímos” frequency rank
#34,661
“lomos” frequency rank
78948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leímos lomos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de leer. Forma del plural de lomo.

Where the eye mixes leímos and lomos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leímos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against lomos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
leímos
5 ch
lomos

Visual trap between leímos and lomos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leímos is [leˈimos] while lomos is [ˈlomos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

leímos is recorded at frequency rank #44,287, classified as averb, pronounced [leˈimos]. lomos is at rank #34,661, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlomos].

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 78948, this pair ranks #13,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of leímos vs lomos

Shared letters: lmos. Private to "leímos": eí. Private to "lomos": -.

"leímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "lomos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lomos ← llomos · lmoos · lommos · lomoss · lomso · looms

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "leímos" and "lomos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "leímos" is a verb and "lomos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "leímos" vs "lomos" - which ranks higher?
"lomos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,661 in our Spanish list, against #44,287 for "leímos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "leímos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lomos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leímos" and "lomos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lechos vs leímos". 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 #13,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list