Which to use
“loco” and “lógico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #972
- “loco” frequency rank
- #4,918
- “lógico” frequency rank
- 5890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | lógico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no está en su sano juicio, que se comporta de forma irracional. | Dícese de un resultado o conclusión unívoca a la que se llega por medio de algún silogismo; evidente, obvio. |
Where the eye mixes loco and lógico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lógico's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses loco with lógico
A purely visual mix-up. loco ([ˈloko]) and lógico ([ˈloxiko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #972, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈloko]. lógico is at rank #4,918, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈloxiko].
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 5890, this pair ranks #312,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs lógico
Shared letters: clo. Private to "loco": -. Private to "lógico": gió.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lógico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loco ← lcoo · lloco · locco · looc · olco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loco" and "lógico" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "loco" or "lógico" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "loco" and "lógico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lógico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "lógico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loco vs lotto". 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 #312,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.