Which to use
“lago” and “lane” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,955
- “lago” frequency rank
- #9,517
- “lane” frequency rank
- 12472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | lane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação permanente de água numa depressão | alameda |
Where the eye mixes lago and lane
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lago (/ˈla.ɡu/) and lane (/leɪn/) 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 12472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lago is recorded at frequency rank #2,955, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.ɡu/. lane is at rank #9,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced /leɪn/.
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 12472, this pair ranks #60,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs lane
Shared letters: al. Private to "lago": go. Private to "lane": en.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV