laço vs ludo, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“laço” and “ludo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,518
“laço” frequency rank: #47,465
“ludo” frequency rank: 56983
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	laço	ludo
Definition	nó que se desata facilmente	jogo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set laço and ludo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

laço

4 ch

ludo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. laço (/ˈla.su/) and ludo (/ˈlu.dɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laço is recorded at frequency rank #9,518, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.su/. ludo is at rank #47,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.dɔ/.

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 56983, this pair ranks #9,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of laço vs ludo

Shared letters: lo. Private to "laço": aç. Private to "ludo": du.

"laço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

ludo ← lduo · lludo · luddo · uldo

Frequency comparison

laço#9,518

ludo#47,465

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "laço" and "ludo" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈla.su/ versus /ˈlu.dɔ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "laço" or "ludo"?

"laço" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,518 in our Portuguese list, against #47,465 for "ludo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering laço vs ludo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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