Which to use
“loção” and “logar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- #36,098
- “logar” frequency rank
- 68343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loção | logar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos | grafia antiga de lugar |
Letter map: loção vs logar
Shared letters muted; letters that set loção and logar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. loção (CVCVV) and logar (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: loção and logar
loção and logar 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68343, 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/. logar is at rank #36,098, 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 68343, this pair ranks #4,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loção vs logar
Shared letters: lo. Private to "loção": ãç. Private to "logar": agr.
"loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "logar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- logar ← lgoar · llogar · loagr · logarr · loggar · logra · olgar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loção" and "logar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loção" vs "logar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loção" and "logar".
- Full dictionary entry for "loção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "logar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loção" and "logar" 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 #4,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.