logarvslutarWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: logar is a noun, lutar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“logar” is a noun and “lutar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,098
“logar” frequency rank
#1,752
“lutar” frequency rank
37850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logar lutar
Definition grafia antiga de lugar travar luta

Letter map: logar vs lutar

Shared letters muted; letters that set logar and lutar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. logar and lutar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
logar
5 ch
lutar

Role in the sentence - logar and lutar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: logar is anoun and lutaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logar is recorded at frequency rank #36,098, classified as anoun. lutar is at rank #1,752, tagged as averb, pronounced /lu.ˈtaɾ/.

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 37850, this pair ranks #28,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logar vs lutar

Shared letters: alr. Private to "logar": go. Private to "lutar": tu.

"logar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lutar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logar ← lgoar · llogar · loagr · logarr · loggar · logra · olgar
  • lutar ← llutar · ltuar · luatr · lutarr · lutra · luttar · ultar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "logar" and "lutar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "logar" is a noun and "lutar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "logar" or "lutar"?
"lutar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,752 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "logar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logar" and "lutar" 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 #28,709 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