Which to use
“lobo” and “loção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,408
- “lobo” frequency rank
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- 36653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobo | loção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte saliente de um órgão; porção de um órgão | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos |
Where the eye mixes lobo and loção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lobo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against loção's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lobo with loção
A purely visual mix-up. lobo (/ˈlɔ.bʊ/) and loção (/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36653, 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/. loção is at rank #32,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 36653, this pair ranks #30,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lobo vs loção
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lobo": b. Private to "loção": ãç.
"lobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lobo ← lboo · llobo · lobbo · loob · olbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lobo" and "loção" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lobo" or "loção"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lobo" and "loção" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobo" and "loção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loção 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 #30,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.