Which to use
“lujo” and “luto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,060
- “lujo” frequency rank
- #11,444
- “luto” frequency rank
- 14504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lujo | luto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gran abundancia, especialmente en cuanto a la pompa, comodidad o sofisticación. | Expresión de pena por la muerte de una persona, se manifiesta en la ropa y accesorios de color negro, así como en adornos que se colocan en el lugar donde vivía o donde se vela el difunto. |
Where the eye mixes lujo and luto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lujo and luto
A purely visual mix-up. lujo ([ˈluxo]) and luto ([ˈlut̪o]) 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 a single letter - j in “lujo” becomes t in “luto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lujo is recorded at frequency rank #3,060, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈluxo]. luto is at rank #11,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlut̪o].
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 14504, this pair ranks #283,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lujo vs luto
Shared letters: lou. Private to "lujo": j. Private to "luto": t.
"lujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "luto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lujo" and "luto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lujo" vs "luto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lujo" and "luto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lujo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lujo" and "luto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lotto vs luto". 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 #283,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.