Which to use
“lago” is an adverb and “Laos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,759
- “lago” frequency rank
- #21,374
- “Laos” frequency rank
- 71133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Là. | Pays enclavé d’Asie du Sud-Est, enclavé entre la Birmanie, la Thaïlande, le Cambodge, le Viêt Nam et la Chine. Sa capitale est Vientiane. |
Where the eye mixes lago and Laos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lago (CVCV) and Laos (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lago vs Laos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lago is \la.ɡo\ while Laos is \la.ɔs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71133, 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\. Laos is at rank #21,374, tagged as aname, pronounced \la.ɔs\.
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 71133, this pair ranks #48,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs Laos
Shared letters: alo. Private to "lago": g. Private to "Laos": s.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Laos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lago" and "Laos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lago" vs "Laos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Laos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lago" and "Laos" 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 #48,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.