Which to use
“los” is an article and “losas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8
- “los” frequency rank
- #36,656
- “losas” frequency rank
- 36664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | los | losas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artículo determinado masculino plural. El singular es lo. | Forma del plural de losa. |
Where the eye mixes los and losas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: los vs losas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: los is [los] while losas is [ˈlosas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “los” sits inside “losas”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
los is recorded at frequency rank #8, classified as anarticle, pronounced [los]. losas is at rank #36,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlosas].
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 36664, this pair ranks #179,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of los vs losas
Shared letters: los. Private to "los": -. Private to "losas": a.
"los" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "losas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- losas ← llosas · loass · losass · lossas · lsoas · olsas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "los" and "losas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "los" or "losas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "los" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "losas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "los" and "losas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs losas". 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 #179,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.