Which to use
“lago” is an adverb and “lagos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,759
- “lago” frequency rank
- #26,421
- “lagos” frequency rank
- 76180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | lagos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Là. | Vin portugais d’appellation contrôlée produit dans la ville de Lagos. |
Where the eye mixes lago and lagos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lago runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lagos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lago with lagos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lago is \la.ɡo\ while lagos is \la.ɡos\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lago” sits inside “lagos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lago is recorded at frequency rank #49,759, classified as anadv, pronounced \la.ɡo\. lagos is at rank #26,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.ɡos\.
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 76180, this pair ranks #31,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs lagos
Shared letters: aglo. Private to "lago": -. Private to "lagos": s.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lagos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lago" and "lagos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lago" or "lagos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lagos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lago" and "lagos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs longo". 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 #31,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.