Which to use
“long” and “lose” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,319
- “long” frequency rank
- #27,921
- “lose” frequency rank
- 32240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | long | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | longo, comprido | frouxo |
Letter map: long vs lose
Shared letters muted; letters that set long and lose apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on long vs lose
long and lose 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32240, 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/. lose is at rank #27,921, tagged as anadj.
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 32240, this pair ranks #35,623 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of long vs lose
Shared letters: lo. Private to "long": gn. Private to "lose": es.
"long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "long" and "lose" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "long" vs "lose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "long" and "lose". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "long" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,623 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "long" and "lose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs lose". 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 #35,623 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.