Which to use
“lucro” and “luto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,932
- “lucro” frequency rank
- #5,112
- “luto” frequency rank
- 10044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lucro | luto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | benefício conquistado de alguma situação ou tarefa | dor causada pela morte de alguém ou por grande calamidade |
Where the eye mixes lucro and luto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lucro vs luto
A purely visual mix-up. lucro (/ˈlu.kɾʊ/) and luto (/ˈlu.tu/) 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 10044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lucro is recorded at frequency rank #4,932, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.kɾʊ/. 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 10044, this pair ranks #63,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lucro vs luto
Shared letters: lou. Private to "lucro": cr. Private to "luto": t.
"lucro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "luto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lucro" for "luto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lucro" or "luto"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lucro" and "luto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lucro" 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 #63,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lucro" 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 #63,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.