Which to use
“lago” and “luxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,955
- “lago” frequency rank
- #3,781
- “luxo” frequency rank
- 6736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lago | luxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação permanente de água numa depressão | ostentação de riqueza, esplendor, fausto: |
Where the eye mixes lago and luxo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lago (/ˈla.ɡu/) and luxo (/ˈlu.ʃu/) 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 6736, 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/. luxo is at rank #3,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.ʃu/.
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 6736, this pair ranks #67,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lago vs luxo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lago": ag. Private to "luxo": ux.
"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "luxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV