Which to use
“look” is a noun and “loud” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,222
- “look” frequency rank
- #19,206
- “loud” frequency rank
- 24428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | look | loud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estilo de moda | alto, elevado, intenso (em se falando de som) |
Letter map: look vs loud
Shared letters muted; letters that set look and loud apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: look vs loud
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: look is anoun and loudanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
look is recorded at frequency rank #5,222, classified as anoun. loud is at rank #19,206, tagged as anadj, pronounced /laʊd/.
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 24428, this pair ranks #45,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of look vs loud
Shared letters: lo. Private to "look": k. Private to "loud": du.
"look" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "loud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "look" and "loud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "look" or "loud" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "look" vs "loud" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "look" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "look" and "loud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs loud". 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 #45,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.