loovslunWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: loo is a verb, lun is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“loo” is a verb and “lun” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,690
“loo” frequency rank
#37,198
“lun” frequency rank
80888
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loo lun
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de loar. Flácido, suave, débil.

Where the eye mixes loo and lun

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
loo
3 ch
lun

Look-alike desk: loo vs lun

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loo is [ˈloo] while lun is [lun]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loo is recorded at frequency rank #43,690, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈloo]. lun is at rank #37,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [lun].

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 80888, this pair ranks #11,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of loo vs lun

Shared letters: l. Private to "loo": o. Private to "lun": nu.

"loo" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "lun" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "loo" and "lun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "loo" is a verb and "lun" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "loo" or "lun" show up more?
"lun" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,198 in our Spanish list, against #43,690 for "loo". 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 "loo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "loo" and "lun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loo vs lotto". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #11,106 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