louro

/ˈlow.ɾu/

//ˈlow.ɾu// adj

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The verdict

“louro” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,635
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que apresenta uma cor entre o dourado e o castanho

Corpus desk

Index PT-louro · louro · Portuguese

louro · rank #18,635 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,635
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lotação

Nearest frequency peer: lotação (-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 “louro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “louro” 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).

louro vs luxo
60% similar
louro vs luto
60% similar
louro vs lupo
60% similar

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

Key facts for louro
PropertyValue
Headwordlouro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈlow.ɾu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,635
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “louro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).lourocai 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 “lotação” (#18,634), “map” (#18,636), “liturgia” (#18,633). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “louro” fica em #18,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around louro (IPA /ˈlow.ɾu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,635 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que apresenta uma cor entre o dourado e o castanho".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for louro, with forms such as "llouro", "loruo", and "louor". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "luxo", "luto", "lupo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is louro, spelled L-O-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que apresenta uma cor entre o dourado e o castanho

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Era uma moça cativante, de cabelos louros e olhos azuis.

Synonyms

flavofulvolauroloiro

This word in other languages

blond(English)rubio(Español)blond(Français)blond(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llouro
  • loruo
  • louor
  • lourro
  • luoro
  • oluro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llouro1loruo2louor2lourro1luoro2oluro2
Edit distance from "louro"

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 "louro"?
"louro" is spelled L-O-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlow.ɾu/.
What does "louro" mean?
As an adjective, "louro" means: que apresenta uma cor entre o dourado e o castanho
What words are commonly confused with "louro"?
"louro" is commonly confused with "luxo", "luto", "lupo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "louro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "louro" is /ˈlow.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "louro" come from?
"louro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

matem#18,638Kátia#18,628gêmeo#18,609régua#18,702

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

kind6 variantsForm6 variantsskin6 variantscoffee6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list