logarvslolaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,098
“logar” frequency rank
#9,522
“lola” frequency rank
45620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logar lola
Definition grafia antiga de lugar órgão genital feminino

Letter map: logar vs lola

Shared letters muted; letters that set logar and lola apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. logar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lola's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
logar
4 ch
lola

Pair insight - logar / lola

logar and lola 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 45620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logar is recorded at frequency rank #36,098, classified as anoun. lola is at rank #9,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced ['lɔ.lɐ].

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 45620, this pair ranks #19,766 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logar vs lola

Shared letters: alo. Private to "logar": gr. Private to "lola": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logar ← lgoar · llogar · loagr · logarr · loggar · logra · olgar
  • lola ← lloa · llola · loal · lolla · olla

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logar" for "lola" ever safe?
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.
Which is more common, "logar" or "lola"?
"lola" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,522 in our Portuguese list, against #36,098 for "logar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "logar" vs "lola" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,766 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logar" and "lola" 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 #19,766 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