Which to use
“lobby” is a noun and “Lobos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,175
- “lobby” frequency rank
- #7,748
- “Lobos” frequency rank
- 21923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobby | Lobos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atrio muy grande de un hotel, o de otros edificios como teatros, restaurantes o cines. | Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es lobense. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lobby and Lobos apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
lobby and Lobos form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lobby is recorded at frequency rank #14,175, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloβ̞i]. Lobos is at rank #7,748, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈloβ̞os].
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 21923, this pair ranks #252,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering lobby vs Lobos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “lobby”; for a name, it's “Lobos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lobby” entry
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