look

noun

The verdict

“look” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,222
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estilo de moda

Corpus desk

Index PT-look · look · Portuguese

look · rank #5,222 · 5 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,222
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH make

Nearest frequency peer: make (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “look”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “look” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

look vs los
50% similar
look vs love
50% similar
look vs lote
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for look
PropertyValue
Headwordlook
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,222
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “look”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).lookcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “make” (#5,223), “lesão” (#5,219), “just” (#5,218). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “look” fica em #5,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around look, anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,222 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "estilo de moda".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for look, with forms such as "llook", "lok", and "loko". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "los", "love", "lote", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is look, spelled L-O-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    estilo de moda

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how look appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Diversos convidados da festa exibiam looks esplêndidos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llook
  • lok
  • loko
  • lookk
  • olok

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of look - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

llook1lok1loko2lookk1olok2
Edit distance from "look"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "look"?
"look" is spelled L-O-O-K.
What does "look" mean?
As a noun, "look" means: estilo de moda
What words are commonly confused with "look"?
"look" is commonly confused with "los", "love", "lote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "look" come from?
"look" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "look", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list