Which to use
“lustro” and “luto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,548
- “lustro” frequency rank
- #11,444
- “luto” frequency rank
- 53992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lustro | luto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espacio de tiempo de cinco años. | 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 lustro and luto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lustro runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against luto's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lustro and luto
A purely visual mix-up. lustro ([ˈlust̪ɾo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lustro is recorded at frequency rank #42,548, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlust̪ɾo]. 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 53992, this pair ranks #85,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lustro vs luto
Shared letters: lotu. Private to "lustro": rs. Private to "luto": -.
"lustro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "luto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lustro" and "luto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lustro" vs "luto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lustro" 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 #85,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lustro" and "luto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lustro vs lustros". 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 #85,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.