Which to use
“lobo” and “ludo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,408
- “lobo” frequency rank
- #47,465
- “ludo” frequency rank
- 51873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lobo | ludo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte saliente de um órgão; porção de um órgão | jogo |
Where the eye mixes lobo and ludo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lobo and ludo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lobo vs ludo
A purely visual mix-up. lobo (/ˈlɔ.bʊ/) and ludo (/ˈlu.dɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51873, 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/. ludo is at rank #47,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.dɔ/.
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 51873, this pair ranks #13,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lobo vs ludo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lobo": b. Private to "ludo": du.
"lobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lobo" and "ludo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lobo" vs "ludo" - 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 "ludo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lobo" and "ludo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lúdico vs ludo". 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 #13,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.