Which to use
“luca” and “luz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,068
- “luca” frequency rank
- #604
- “luz” frequency rank
- 17672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luca | luz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que carta do baralho | única radiação captada pelo olho humano |
Where the eye mixes luca and luz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between luca and luz
A purely visual mix-up. luca (/ˈlu.kɐ/) and luz (/ˈluʃ/) 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 17672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
luca is recorded at frequency rank #17,068, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.kɐ/. 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 17672, this pair ranks #53,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of luca vs luz
Shared letters: lu. Private to "luca": ac. Private to "luz": z.
"luca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "luz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- luca ← lcua · lluca · luac · lucca · ulca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "luca" for "luz" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "luca" or "luz" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "luca" and "luz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "luca" 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 #53,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luca" and "luz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs luca". 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 #53,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.