Which to use
“lobo” and “look” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,408
- “lobo” frequency rank
- #5,222
- “look” frequency rank
- 9630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobo | look |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte saliente de um órgão; porção de um órgão | estilo de moda |
Letter map: lobo vs look
Shared letters muted; letters that set lobo and look apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: lobo and look
lobo and look 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9630, 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/. look is at rank #5,222, tagged as anoun.
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 9630, this pair ranks #63,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lobo vs look
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lobo": b. Private to "look": k.
"lobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lobo" and "look" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lobo" or "look" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "lobo" and "look". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "look" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobo" and "look" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs look". 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 #63,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.