Which to use
“lago” and “ludo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,955
- “lago” frequency rank
- #47,465
- “ludo” frequency rank
- 50420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | ludo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação permanente de água numa depressão | jogo |
Where the eye mixes lago and ludo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lago and ludo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lago and ludo
A purely visual mix-up. lago (/ˈla.ɡu/) and ludo (/ˈlu.dɔ/) 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 50420, 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/. ludo is at rank #47,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.dɔ/.
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 50420, this pair ranks #14,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs ludo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lago": ag. Private to "ludo": du.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lago" and "ludo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lago" vs "ludo" - 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 "lago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ludo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lago" and "ludo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lúdico vs ludo". 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 #14,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.