Which to use
“lobo” and “lóbulo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,408
- “lobo” frequency rank
- #47,469
- “lóbulo” frequency rank
- 51877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobo | lóbulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte saliente de um órgão; porção de um órgão | porção saliente e arredondada de um órgão qualquer |
Where the eye mixes lobo and lóbulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lobo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lóbulo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lobo with lóbulo
A purely visual mix-up. lobo (/ˈlɔ.bʊ/) and lóbulo (/ˈlɔ.bu.lu/) 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 51877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lobo is recorded at frequency rank #4,408, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.bʊ/. lóbulo is at rank #47,469, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.bu.lu/.
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 51877, this pair ranks #13,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lobo vs lóbulo
Shared letters: blo. Private to "lobo": -. Private to "lóbulo": uó.
"lobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lóbulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lobo ← lboo · llobo · lobbo · loob · olbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lobo" and "lóbulo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lobo" vs "lóbulo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lóbulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobo" and "lóbulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lóbulo vs louro". 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 #13,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.