Which to use
“lhes” and “los” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,095
- “lhes” frequency rank
- #394
- “los” frequency rank
- 1489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lhes | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do plural (eles, elas, vocês) | os, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: lhes vs los
Shared letters muted; letters that set lhes and los apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lhes runs 4 letters (CCVC) against los's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: lhes and los
lhes and los are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lhes is recorded at frequency rank #1,095, classified as apron. los is at rank #394, tagged as apron.
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 1489, this pair ranks #74,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lhes vs los
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lhes": eh. Private to "los": o.
"lhes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lhes ← hles · lehs · lhess · lhhes · lhse · llhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lhes" for "los" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lhes" vs "los" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "lhes" and "los". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lhes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lhes" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs los". 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 #74,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.