Which to use
“locus” is a noun and “Lucas” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,043
- “locus” frequency rank
- #2,937
- “Lucas” frequency rank
- 48980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locus | Lucas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | posición fija en un cromosoma, que determina la posición de un gen o de un marcador genético. | Nombre de pila de varón. |
Where the eye mixes locus and Lucas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. locus and Lucas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between locus and Lucas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: locus is [ˈlokus] while Lucas is [ˈlukas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48980, 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]. Lucas is at rank #2,937, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈlukas].
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 48980, this pair ranks #111,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locus vs Lucas
Shared letters: clsu. Private to "locus": o. Private to "Lucas": a.
"locus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lucas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locus" and "Lucas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "locus" vs "Lucas" - which ranks higher?
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 "locus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lucas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locus" and "Lucas" 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 #111,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.