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 eye mixes laço and ludo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. laço and ludo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: laço vs ludo
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laço" for "ludo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laço" vs "ludo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laço" and "ludo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ludo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laço" and "ludo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lúdico vs ludo". 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 #9,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.