Which to use
“lato” and “ló” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- #37,407
- “ló” frequency rank
- 60110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lato | ló |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verão | lado de uma embarcação que fica exposto ao vento |
Where the eye mixes lato and ló
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. lato runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ló's 2 (CV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lato and ló
A purely visual mix-up. lato (/ˈlatɔ/) and ló (/ˈlɔ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lato is recorded at frequency rank #22,703, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlatɔ/. ló is at rank #37,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ/.
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 60110, this pair ranks #7,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lato vs ló
Shared letters: l. Private to "lato": aot. Private to "ló": ó.
"lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ló" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lato ← laot · latto · llato · ltao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lato" and "ló" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lato" vs "ló" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lato" and "ló" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lato" and "ló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ló vs loch". 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 #7,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.