Which to use
“ludo” and “lume” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,465
- “ludo” frequency rank
- #22,378
- “lume” frequency rank
- 69843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ludo | lume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo | fogo |
Where the eye mixes ludo and lume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ludo and lume follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ludo with lume
A purely visual mix-up. ludo (/ˈlu.dɔ/) and lume (/ˈlu.mɨ/) 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 69843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ludo is recorded at frequency rank #47,465, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.dɔ/. lume is at rank #22,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.mɨ/.
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 69843, this pair ranks #3,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ludo vs lume
Shared letters: lu. Private to "ludo": do. Private to "lume": em.
"ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lume" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ludo" and "lume" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ludo" or "lume" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ludo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ludo" and "lume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lúdico 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 #3,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.