Which to use
“lore” is a noun and “los” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,199
- “lore” frequency rank
- #8
- “los” frequency rank
- 34207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lore | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raigambre (conjunto de antecedentes que dotan de identidad a un asunto). | Artículo determinado masculino plural. El singular es lo. |
Where the eye mixes lore and los
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lore vs los
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lore is [ˈloɾe] while los is [los]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lore is recorded at frequency rank #34,199, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloɾe]. los is at rank #8, tagged as anarticle, pronounced [los].
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 34207, this pair ranks #192,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lore vs los
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lore": er. Private to "los": s.
"lore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lore ← llore · lorre · lroe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lore" for "los" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lore" or "los"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lore" and "los" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lore" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livre vs lore". 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 #192,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.