Which to use
“longe” and “longo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #689
- “longe” frequency rank
- #479
- “longo” frequency rank
- 1168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | longe | longo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | distante | de grande extensão, comprido |
Letter map: longe vs longo
Shared letters muted; letters that set longe and longo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on longe vs longo
longe and longo 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 differ by a single letter - e in “longe” becomes o in “longo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
longe is recorded at frequency rank #689, classified as anadj. longo is at rank #479, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlõ.ɡu/.
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 1168, this pair ranks #74,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of longe vs longo
Shared letters: glno. Private to "longe": e. Private to "longo": -.
"longe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "longo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "longe" and "longo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "longe" vs "longo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "longe" vs "longo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "longe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "longe" and "longo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lince vs longe". 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 #74,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.