Which to use
“loção” and “louça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,245
- “loção” frequency rank
- #12,933
- “louça” frequency rank
- 45178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loção | louça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos | toda a espécie de vasos de barro, porcelana, etc. |
Where the eye mixes loção and louça
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loção (CVCVV) and louça (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses loção with louça
A purely visual mix-up. loção (/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and louça (/ˈlow.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 45178, 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/. louça is at rank #12,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlow.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 45178, this pair ranks #20,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loção vs louça
Shared letters: loç. Private to "loção": ã. Private to "louça": au.
"loção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "louça" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loção" for "louça" ever safe?
Which is more common, "loção" or "louça"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "loção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "louça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loção" and "louça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loção vs loch". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.