Which to use
“loção” and “lotação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- #18,634
- “lotação” frequency rank
- 50879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loção | lotação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos | ato de lotar |
Where the eye mixes loção and lotação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. loção runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against lotação's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: loção vs lotação
A purely visual mix-up. loção (/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and lotação (/lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50879, 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/. lotação is at rank #18,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 50879, this pair ranks #14,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loção vs lotação
Shared letters: loãç. Private to "loção": -. Private to "lotação": at.
"loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lotação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loção" and "lotação" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "loção" or "lotação"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "loção" and "lotação" 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 "lotação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loção" and "lotação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loção vs loch". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.