Which to use
“lol” is an intj and “lui” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,382
- “lol” frequency rank
- #34,790
- “lui” frequency rank
- 50172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lol | lui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa risada a alguma coisa engraçada, risível, alternativamente a algo com um tanto de ironia | alugar (tomar de aluguel) |
Letter map: lol vs lui
Shared letters muted; letters that set lol and lui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for lol / lui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lol is anintj and luiaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lol is recorded at frequency rank #15,382, classified as anintj. lui is at rank #34,790, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈlu.i/..
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 50172, this pair ranks #14,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lol vs lui
Shared letters: l. Private to "lol": o. Private to "lui": iu.
"lol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lol" and "lui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lol" or "lui" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lol" and "lui".
- Full dictionary entry for "lol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lol" and "lui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ludo vs lui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.