Which to use
“loção” and “loiça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- #36,522
- “loiça” frequency rank
- 68767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loção | loiça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos | produto de cerâmica para uso doméstico especialmente para o serviço de mesa e de cozinha |
Where the eye mixes loção and loiça
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loção (CVCVV) and loiça (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between loção and loiça
A purely visual mix-up. loção (/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and loiça (/ˈloj.sɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68767, 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/. loiça is at rank #36,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈloj.sɐ/.
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 68767, this pair ranks #4,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loção vs loiça
Shared letters: loç. Private to "loção": ã. Private to "loiça": ai.
"loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "loiça" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loção" and "loiça" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "loção" or "loiça" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "loção" and "loiça" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loiça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loção" and "loiça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs loiça". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.