Which to use
“locos” and “lodos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,336
- “locos” frequency rank
- #42,011
- “lodos” frequency rank
- 45347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locos | lodos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de loco. | Forma del plural de lodo. |
Where the eye mixes locos and lodos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. locos and lodos 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 lodos
A purely visual mix-up. locos ([ˈlokos]) and lodos ([ˈloð̞os]) 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 - c in “locos” becomes d in “lodos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45347, 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]. lodos is at rank #42,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloð̞os].
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 45347, this pair ranks #131,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locos vs lodos
Shared letters: los. Private to "locos": c. Private to "lodos": d.
"locos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lodos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locos" and "lodos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "locos" or "lodos" show up more?
What to do next
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 "lodos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locos" and "lodos" 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 #131,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.