Which to use
“long” is an adjective and “look” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,319
- “long” frequency rank
- #5,222
- “look” frequency rank
- 9541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | long | look |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | longo, comprido | estilo de moda |
Letter map: long vs look
Shared letters muted; letters that set long and look apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: long vs look
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: long is anadjective and lookanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
long is recorded at frequency rank #4,319, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɔŋ/, /lɑŋ/. look is at rank #5,222, tagged as anoun.
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 9541, this pair ranks #63,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of long vs look
Shared letters: lo. Private to "long": gn. Private to "look": k.
"long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "long" for "look" ever safe?
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What to do next
You've compared "long" and "look". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "long" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "look" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "long" and "look" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs look". 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 #63,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.