Which to use
“lado” and “lato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #199
- “lado” frequency rank
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- 22902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lado | lato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte direita ou esquerda de qualquer corpo | verão |
Where the eye mixes lado and lato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lado and lato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lado with lato
A purely visual mix-up. lado (/ˈla.du/) and lato (/ˈlatɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “lado” becomes t in “lato”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lado is recorded at frequency rank #199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.du/. lato is at rank #22,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlatɔ/.
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 22902, this pair ranks #47,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lado vs lato
Shared letters: alo. Private to "lado": d. Private to "lato": t.
"lado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lado" for "lato" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lado" vs "lato" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lado" and "lato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lato". 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 #47,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.