lomosvslosasConfusable pair

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

#34,661
“lomos” frequency rank
#36,656
“losas” frequency rank
71317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lomos losas
Definition Forma del plural de lomo. Forma del plural de losa.

Where the eye mixes lomos and losas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lomos and losas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
lomos
5 ch
losas

Visual trap between lomos and losas

A purely visual mix-up. lomos ([ˈlomos]) and losas ([ˈlosas]) 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 71317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lomos is recorded at frequency rank #34,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlomos]. losas is at rank #36,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlosas].

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 71317, this pair ranks #27,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lomos vs losas

Shared letters: los. Private to "lomos": m. Private to "losas": a.

"lomos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "losas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lomos ← llomos · lmoos · lommos · lomoss · lomso · looms
  • losas ← llosas · loass · losass · lossas · lsoas · olsas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lomos" and "losas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlomos] versus [ˈlosas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lomos" vs "losas" - which ranks higher?
"lomos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,661 in our Spanish list, against #36,656 for "losas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "lomos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "losas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lomos" and "losas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs losas". 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 #27,784 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