Which to use
“lago” is a noun and “loco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,955
- “lago” frequency rank
- #11,910
- “loco” frequency rank
- 14865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | loco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação permanente de água numa depressão | louco |
Where the eye mixes lago and loco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lago is /ˈla.ɡu/ while loco is /ˈlo.ko/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14865, 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/. loco is at rank #11,910, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlo.ko/.
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 14865, this pair ranks #57,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs loco
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lago": ag. Private to "loco": c.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV