locosvslujosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,336
“locos” frequency rank
#18,888
“lujos” frequency rank
22224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature locos lujos
Definition Forma del plural de loco. Forma del plural de lujo.

Where the eye mixes locos and lujos

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

5 ch
locos
5 ch
lujos

Visual trap between locos and lujos

A purely visual mix-up. locos ([ˈlokos]) and lujos ([ˈluxos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22224, 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]. lujos is at rank #18,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈluxos].

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 22224, this pair ranks #251,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of locos vs lujos

Shared letters: los. Private to "locos": c. Private to "lujos": ju.

"locos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lujos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • locoslcoos · llocos · loccos · locoss · locso · loocs · olcos
  • lujosljuos · llujos · lujjos · lujoss · lujso · luojs · uljos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "locos" for "lujos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlokos] versus [ˈluxos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "locos" or "lujos"?
"locos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,336 in our Spanish list, against #18,888 for "lujos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "lujos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "locos" and "lujos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lujos vs luso". 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 #251,345 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