locosvsloopTell them apart

Which to use

“locos” and “loop” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,336
“locos” frequency rank
#30,986
“loop” frequency rank
34322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature locos loop
Definition Forma del plural de loco. Lazo.

Where the eye mixes locos and loop

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
locos
4 ch
loop

Look-alike desk: locos vs loop

A purely visual mix-up. locos ([ˈlokos]) and loop (/luːp/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34322, 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]. loop is at rank #30,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced /luːp/.

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 34322, this pair ranks #192,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of locos vs loop

Shared letters: lo. Private to "locos": cs. Private to "loop": p.

"locos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "loop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • locoslcoos · llocos · loccos · locoss · locso · loocs · olcos
  • looplloop · loopp · lop · lopo · olop

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "locos" for "loop" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlokos] versus /luːp/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "locos" vs "loop" - which ranks higher?
"locos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,336 in our Spanish list, against #30,986 for "loop". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "locos" and "loop" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "locos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #192,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "locos" and "loop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loft vs loop". 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 #192,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list