Which to use
“loro” and “loros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,658
- “loro” frequency rank
- #26,913
- “loros” frequency rank
- 42571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loro | loros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Psittacidae) Ave trepadora de 30 a 40 cm de longitud, suele tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las plumas de color verde o rojo. Se alimenta principalmente de frutos y semillas, que puede triturar con su pico curvo y fuerte; sus patas tienen cuatro dedos opuestos en pares y su cola es larga. Por la conformación de su lengua, muchas especies son capaces de imitar el lenguaje humano. Se crían como mascotas, pero también son perseguidos por los daños que causan en los cultivos. | Forma del plural de loro. |
Where the eye mixes loro and loros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses loro with loros
A purely visual mix-up. loro ([ˈloɾo]) and loros ([ˈloɾos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “loro” sits inside “loros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loro is recorded at frequency rank #15,658, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈloɾo]. loros is at rank #26,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloɾos].
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 42571, this pair ranks #147,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loro vs loros
Shared letters: lor. Private to "loro": -. Private to "loros": s.
"loro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loro" and "loros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loro" vs "loros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "loro" and "loros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loro" and "loros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Larios vs loros". 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 #147,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.