Which to use
“locus” and “lodos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,043
- “locus” frequency rank
- #42,011
- “lodos” frequency rank
- 88054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | lodos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | posición fija en un cromosoma, que determina la posición de un gen o de un marcador genético. | Forma del plural de lodo. |
Where the eye mixes locus and lodos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. locus 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: locus vs lodos
A purely visual mix-up. locus ([ˈlokus]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locus is recorded at frequency rank #46,043, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlokus]. 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 88054, this pair ranks #4,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs lodos
Shared letters: los. Private to "locus": cu. Private to "lodos": d.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lodos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locus" and "lodos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "locus" or "lodos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "locus" 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 #4,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "lodos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledo 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 #4,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.