Which to use
“louco” is an adjective and “luto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,649
- “louco” frequency rank
- #5,112
- “luto” frequency rank
- 6761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | louco | luto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que perdeu a razão, maluco, demente, vesano, amente | dor causada pela morte de alguém ou por grande calamidade |
Letter map: louco vs luto
Shared letters muted; letters that set louco and luto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for louco / luto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: louco is anadjective and lutoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
louco is recorded at frequency rank #1,649, classified as anadj. luto is at rank #5,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.tu/.
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 6761, this pair ranks #67,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of louco vs luto
Shared letters: lou. Private to "louco": c. Private to "luto": t.
"louco" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "luto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "louco" and "luto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "louco" or "luto"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "louco" and "luto".
- Full dictionary entry for "louco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "louco" and "luto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ludo vs luto". 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 #67,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.