# Loa vs local

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Loa
*name · IPA [ˈloa] · frequency rank #17,751*
Río del norte de Chile.

### local
*adjective · IPA [loˈkal] · frequency rank #673*
Relativo o perteneciente a un lugar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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