Which to use
“los” is an article and “low” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8
- “los” frequency rank
- #13,737
- “low” frequency rank
- 13745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | los | low |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artículo determinado masculino plural. El singular es lo. | Bajo. |
Where the eye mixes los and low
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: los vs low
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: los is [los] while low is /ləʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “los” becomes w in “low”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
los is recorded at frequency rank #8, classified as anarticle, pronounced [los]. low is at rank #13,737, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ləʊ/.
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 13745, this pair ranks #286,703 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of los vs low
Shared letters: lo. Private to "los": s. Private to "low": w.
"los" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "low" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "los" and "low" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "los" or "low"?
Useful next steps
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 "low" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,703 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "los" and "low" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs low". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #286,703 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.