Which to use
“lago” and “lar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,955
- “lago” frequency rank
- #3,089
- “lar” frequency rank
- 6044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | lar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação permanente de água numa depressão | residência, habitação |
Where the eye mixes lago and lar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lago (/ˈla.ɡu/) and lar (/ˈlaɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6044, 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/. lar is at rank #3,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaɾ/.
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 6044, this pair ranks #68,477 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs lar
Shared letters: al. Private to "lago": go. Private to "lar": r.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lago ← laggo · laog · lgao · llago