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

#2,199
“Lucas” frequency rank
#4,932
“lucro” frequency rank
7131
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lucas lucro
Definition Lucas benefício conquistado de alguma situação ou tarefa

Where the eye mixes Lucas and lucro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Lucas
5 ch
lucro

Look-alike desk: Lucas vs lucro

A purely visual mix-up. Lucas (/ˈlu.kas/) and lucro (/ˈlu.kɾʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lucas is recorded at frequency rank #2,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.kas/. lucro is at rank #4,932, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.kɾʊ/.

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 7131, this pair ranks #67,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Lucas vs lucro

Shared letters: clu. Private to "Lucas": as. Private to "lucro": or.

"Lucas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lucro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lucaslcuas · llucas · luacs · lucass · luccas · lucsa · ulcas
  • lucrolcuro · llucro · luccro · lucor · lucrro · lurco · ulcro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Lucas" and "lucro" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈlu.kas/ versus /ˈlu.kɾʊ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lucas" or "lucro"?
"Lucas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,199 in our Portuguese list, against #4,932 for "lucro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Lucas" and "lucro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lucas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lucro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lucas" and "lucro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lucro vs ludo". 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 #67,084 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