lodosvslooksWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,011
“lodos” frequency rank
#29,284
“looks” frequency rank
71295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lodos looks
Definition Forma del plural de lodo. Forma del plural de look ('miradas')

Where the eye mixes lodos and looks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lodos
5 ch
looks

Why the eye confuses lodos with looks

A purely visual mix-up. lodos ([ˈloð̞os]) and looks ([lʊks]) 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 71295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lodos is recorded at frequency rank #42,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloð̞os]. looks is at rank #29,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lʊks].

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 71295, this pair ranks #27,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lodos vs looks

Shared letters: los. Private to "lodos": d. Private to "looks": k.

"lodos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lodosldoos · llodos · loddos · lodoss · lodso · loods · oldos
  • looksllooks · lokos · loks · lookks · lookss · loosk · oloks

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lodos" and "looks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈloð̞os] versus [lʊks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lodos" or "looks"?
"looks" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,284 in our Spanish list, against #42,011 for "lodos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lodos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "looks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lodos" and "looks" 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 #27,836 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