lonjavslosaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#36,654
“lonja” frequency rank
#23,124
“losa” frequency rank
59778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lonja losa
Definition Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación. Piedra plana y de poco grosor, usada para pavimentar, revestir una construcción, y otros usos.

Where the eye mixes lonja and losa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lonja
4 ch
losa

Look-alike desk: lonja vs losa

A purely visual mix-up. lonja ([ˈlõŋxa]) and losa ([ˈlosa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lonja is recorded at frequency rank #36,654, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlõŋxa]. losa is at rank #23,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlosa].

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 59778, this pair ranks #61,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lonja vs losa

Shared letters: alo. Private to "lonja": jn. Private to "losa": s.

"lonja" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "losa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lonjallonja · lnoja · lojna · lonaj · lonjja · lonnja · olnja
  • losalossa · lsoa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lonja" for "losa" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlõŋxa] versus [ˈlosa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lonja" vs "losa" - which ranks higher?
"losa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,124 in our Spanish list, against #36,654 for "lonja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lonja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "losa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lonja" and "losa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs lonja". 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 #61,371 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