Which to use
“lobo” is a noun and “los” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,408
- “lobo” frequency rank
- #394
- “los” frequency rank
- 4802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobo | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte saliente de um órgão; porção de um órgão | os, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: lobo vs los
Shared letters muted; letters that set lobo and los apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lobo and los
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lobo is anoun and losapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4802, 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/. los is at rank #394, tagged as apron.
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 4802, this pair ranks #69,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lobo vs los
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lobo": b. Private to "los": s.
"lobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lobo ← lboo · llobo · lobbo · loob · olbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lobo" for "los" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lobo" or "los" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "lobo" vs "los" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lobo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobo" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo 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 #69,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.