Which to use
“ló” and “luxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,407
- “ló” frequency rank
- #3,781
- “luxo” frequency rank
- 41188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ló | luxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lado de uma embarcação que fica exposto ao vento | ostentação de riqueza, esplendor, fausto: |
Where the eye mixes ló and luxo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between ló and luxo
A purely visual mix-up. ló (/ˈlɔ/) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41188, 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/. 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 41188, this pair ranks #24,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ló vs luxo
Shared letters: l. Private to "ló": ó. Private to "luxo": oux.
"ló" · 2 letters · shape CV · "luxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- luxo ← lluxo · luox · luxxo · lxuo · ulxo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ló" and "luxo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ló" or "luxo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ló" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ló" and "luxo" 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 #24,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.