Which to use
“lady” and “lago” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,418
- “lady” frequency rank
- #2,955
- “lago” frequency rank
- 6373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lady | lago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dama | acumulação permanente de água numa depressão |
Where the eye mixes lady and lago
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lady with lago
A purely visual mix-up. lady (/ˈleɪdi/) and lago (/ˈla.ɡu/) 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 6373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lady is recorded at frequency rank #3,418, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪdi/. lago is at rank #2,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.ɡu/.
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 6373, this pair ranks #68,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lady vs lago
Shared letters: al. Private to "lady": dy. Private to "lago": go.
"lady" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lady" for "lago" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lady" vs "lago" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lady" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lady" and "lago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lady". 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 #68,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.