Which to use
“loco” is an adjective and “Luce” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #972
- “loco” frequency rank
- #8,549
- “Luce” frequency rank
- 9521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loco | Luce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no está en su sano juicio, que se comporta de forma irracional. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes loco and Luce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between loco and Luce
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loco is [ˈloko] while Luce is [ˈluse]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs phrase), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loco is recorded at frequency rank #972, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈloko]. Luce is at rank #8,549, tagged as aphrase, pronounced [ˈluse].
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 9521, this pair ranks #301,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loco vs Luce
Shared letters: cl. Private to "loco": o. Private to "Luce": eu.
"loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Luce" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loco" and "Luce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "loco" or "Luce" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "loco" and "Luce" 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 "Luce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loco" and "Luce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs Luce". 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 #301,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.