Which to use
“ludo” and “luta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,465
- “ludo” frequency rank
- #649
- “luta” frequency rank
- 48114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ludo | luta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogo | combate corpo a corpo |
Letter map: ludo vs luta
Shared letters muted; letters that set ludo and luta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ludo and luta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: ludo and luta
ludo and luta are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48114, 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/. luta is at rank #649, tagged as anoun.
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 48114, this pair ranks #17,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ludo vs luta
Shared letters: lu. Private to "ludo": do. Private to "luta": at.
"ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "luta" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ludo" for "luta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ludo" vs "luta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ludo" and "luta". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ludo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ludo" and "luta" 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 #17,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.