Which to use
“locos” and “locus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,336
- “locos” frequency rank
- #46,043
- “locus” frequency rank
- 49379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locos | locus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de loco. | posición fija en un cromosoma, que determina la posición de un gen o de un marcador genético. |
Where the eye mixes locos and locus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. locos and locus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: locos vs locus
A purely visual mix-up. locos ([ˈlokos]) and locus ([ˈlokus]) 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 a single letter - o in “locos” becomes u in “locus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locos is recorded at frequency rank #3,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlokos]. locus is at rank #46,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlokus].
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 49379, this pair ranks #109,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locos vs locus
Shared letters: clos. Private to "locos": -. Private to "locus": u.
"locos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locos" and "locus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "locos" vs "locus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "locos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "locus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locos" and "locus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locus vs lodos". 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 #109,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.