logarvslojaConfusable pair

Which to use

“logar” and “loja” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,098
“logar” frequency rank
#1,287
“loja” frequency rank
37385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logar loja
Definition grafia antiga de lugar estabelecimento comercial

Letter map: logar vs loja

Shared letters muted; letters that set logar and loja apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
logar
4 ch
loja

Pair insight - logar / loja

logar and loja 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logar is recorded at frequency rank #36,098, classified as anoun. loja is at rank #1,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.ʒɐ/.

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 37385, this pair ranks #29,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logar vs loja

Shared letters: alo. Private to "logar": gr. Private to "loja": j.

"logar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "loja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logarlgoar · llogar · loagr · logarr · loggar · logra · olgar
  • lojaljoa · lloja · loaj · lojja · olja

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "logar" and "loja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "logar" vs "loja" - which ranks higher?
"loja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,287 in our Portuguese list, against #36,098 for "logar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "logar" and "loja". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "loja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logar" and "loja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loção vs logar". 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 #29,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list