Which to use
“los” is a pronoun and “luz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #394
- “los” frequency rank
- #604
- “luz” frequency rank
- 998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | los | luz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | os, pronome demonstrativo | única radiação captada pelo olho humano |
Letter map: los vs luz
Shared letters muted; letters that set los and luz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for los / luz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: los is apronoun and luzanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
los is recorded at frequency rank #394, classified as apron. luz is at rank #604, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈluʃ/.
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 998, this pair ranks #74,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of los vs luz
Shared letters: l. Private to "los": os. Private to "luz": uz.
"los" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "luz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "los" and "luz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "los" vs "luz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "los" and "luz".
- Full dictionary entry for "los" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "los" and "luz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs los". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.