Which to use
“longe” and “lose” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #689
- “longe” frequency rank
- #27,921
- “lose” frequency rank
- 28610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | longe | lose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | distante | frouxo |
Letter map: longe vs lose
Shared letters muted; letters that set longe and lose apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on longe vs lose
longe 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
longe is recorded at frequency rank #689, classified as anadj. 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 28610, this pair ranks #40,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of longe vs lose
Shared letters: elo. Private to "longe": gn. Private to "lose": s.
"longe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "longe" and "lose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "longe" vs "lose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "longe" and "lose".
- Full dictionary entry for "longe" 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 #40,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "longe" 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 #40,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.