Which to use
“loção” and “lock” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- #22,711
- “lock” frequency rank
- 54956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loção | lock |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos | fechadura |
Where the eye mixes loção and lock
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. loção runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against lock's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loção vs lock
A purely visual mix-up. loção (/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and lock (/lɒk/) 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 54956, 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/. lock is at rank #22,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒk/.
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 54956, this pair ranks #10,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loção vs lock
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loção": ãç. Private to "lock": ck.
"loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lock ← lcok · llock · locck · lockk · lokc · olck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loção" and "lock" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loção" vs "lock" - 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 "lock" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loção" and "lock" 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 #10,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.