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Which to use

“lote” and “lótus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,216
“lote” frequency rank
#28,658
“lótus” frequency rank
37874
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lote lótus
Definition objeto ou reunião de objetos que se leiloam de cada vez planta aquática da família das ninfeáceas, Nelumbo nucifera

Where the eye mixes lote and lótus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lote runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lótus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
lote
5 ch
lótus

Visual trap between lote and lótus

A purely visual mix-up. lote (/ˈlɔ.tɨ/) and lótus (/ˈlɔ.tuʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lote is recorded at frequency rank #9,216, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.tɨ/. lótus is at rank #28,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.tuʃ/.

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 37874, this pair ranks #28,686 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lote vs lótus

Shared letters: lt. Private to "lote": eo. Private to "lótus": suó.

"lote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lótus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lote ← llote · loet · lotte · ltoe · olte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lote" and "lótus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈlɔ.tɨ/ versus /ˈlɔ.tuʃ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lote" or "lótus" show up more?
"lote" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,216 in our Portuguese list, against #28,658 for "lótus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lótus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,686 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lote" and "lótus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lótus vs lousa". 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 #28,686 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list