Which to use
“locos” and “loro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,336
- “locos” frequency rank
- #15,658
- “loro” frequency rank
- 18994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locos | loro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de loco. | (Psittacidae) Ave trepadora de 30 a 40 cm de longitud, suele tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las plumas de color verde o rojo. Se alimenta principalmente de frutos y semillas, que puede triturar con su pico curvo y fuerte; sus patas tienen cuatro dedos opuestos en pares y su cola es larga. Por la conformación de su lengua, muchas especies son capaces de imitar el lenguaje humano. Se crían como mascotas, pero también son perseguidos por los daños que causan en los cultivos. |
Where the eye mixes locos and loro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses locos with loro
A purely visual mix-up. locos ([ˈlokos]) and loro ([ˈloɾo]) 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 18994, 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]. loro is at rank #15,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloɾo].
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 18994, this pair ranks #265,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of locos vs loro
Shared letters: lo. Private to "locos": cs. Private to "loro": r.
"locos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "locos" for "loro" ever safe?
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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 "loro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locos" and "loro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loro 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 #265,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.