logrovslongoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: logro is a noun, longo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“logro” is a noun and “longo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,639
“logro” frequency rank
#49,119
“longo” frequency rank
52758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logro longo
Definition Ganancia que se saca de un tráfico. Largo.

Where the eye mixes logro and longo

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

5 ch
logro
5 ch
longo

Why the eye confuses logro with longo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: logro is [ˈloɣ̞ɾo] while longo is [ˈloŋɡʊ]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logro is recorded at frequency rank #3,639, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloɣ̞ɾo]. longo is at rank #49,119, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈloŋɡʊ].

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 52758, this pair ranks #91,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logro vs longo

Shared letters: glo. Private to "logro": r. Private to "longo": n.

"logro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "longo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logrolgoro · llogro · loggro · logor · logrro · lorgo · olgro
  • longollongo · lnogo · logno · longgo · lonngo · lonog · olngo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logro" for "longo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "logro" is a noun and "longo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "logro" vs "longo" - which ranks higher?
"logro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,639 in our Spanish list, against #49,119 for "longo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "logro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "longo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logro" and "longo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo 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 #91,153 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