Which to use
“Londres” is a noun and “lunares” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,541
- “Londres” frequency rank
- #45,444
- “lunares” frequency rank
- 46985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Londres | lunares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome da capital do Reino Unido | plural de lunar |
Where the eye mixes Londres and lunares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Londres (CVCCCVC) and lunares (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Londres and lunares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Londres is /ˈłõdrɨʃ/ while lunares is /luˈnaɾis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Londres is recorded at frequency rank #1,541, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈłõdrɨʃ/. lunares is at rank #45,444, tagged as anadj, pronounced /luˈnaɾis/.
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 46985, this pair ranks #18,309 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Londres vs lunares
Shared letters: elnrs. Private to "Londres": do. Private to "lunares": au.
"Londres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "lunares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Londres" for "lunares" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Londres" or "lunares"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Londres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,309 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Londres" and "lunares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lunar vs lunares". 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 #18,309 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.