Which to use
“López” is a name and “lotes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,321
- “López” frequency rank
- #16,145
- “lotes” frequency rank
- 17466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | López | lotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido español, patronímico derivado del nombre propio de Lope. | Forma del plural de lote. |
Where the eye mixes López and lotes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. López and lotes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses López with lotes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: López is [ˈlopes] while lotes is [ˈlot̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
López is recorded at frequency rank #1,321, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlopes]. lotes is at rank #16,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlot̪es].
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 17466, this pair ranks #271,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of López vs lotes
Shared letters: el. Private to "López": pzó. Private to "lotes": ost.
"López" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lotes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lotes ← llotes · loets · lotess · lotse · lottes · ltoes · oltes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "López" and "lotes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "López" or "lotes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "López" and "lotes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "López" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "López" and "lotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lotes 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 #271,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.