Which to use
“loção” and “loch” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- #49,566
- “loch” frequency rank
- 81811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loção | loch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos | curso d'água na Escócia ou na Irlanda |
Where the eye mixes loção and loch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. loção runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against loch's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loção vs loch
A purely visual mix-up. loção (/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and loch (/lɔk/) 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 81811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loção is recorded at frequency rank #32,245, classified as anoun, pronounced /lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. loch is at rank #49,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔk/.
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 81811, this pair ranks #1,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loção vs loch
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loção": ãç. Private to "loch": ch.
"loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "loch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loch ← lcoh · lloch · locch · lochh · lohc · olch
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loção" and "loch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loção" vs "loch" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "loção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loção" and "loch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca 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 #1,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.