Which to use
“ló” and “loja” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,407
- “ló” frequency rank
- #1,287
- “loja” frequency rank
- 38694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ló | loja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lado de uma embarcação que fica exposto ao vento | estabelecimento comercial |
Where the eye mixes ló and loja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ló with loja
A purely visual mix-up. ló (/ˈlɔ/) and loja (/ˈlɔ.ʒɐ/) 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 38694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ló is recorded at frequency rank #37,407, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ/. loja is at rank #1,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.ʒɐ/.
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 38694, this pair ranks #27,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ló vs loja
Shared letters: l. Private to "ló": ó. Private to "loja": ajo.
"ló" · 2 letters · shape CV · "loja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loja ← ljoa · lloja · loaj · lojja · olja
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ló" and "loja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ló" or "loja"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ló" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ló" and "loja" 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 #27,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.