Which to use
“libido” and “ligado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,691
- “libido” frequency rank
- #11,260
- “ligado” frequency rank
- 44951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | libido | ligado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deseo sexual. | Conexión, unión o enlace entre letras en la escritura o los sonidos al hablar. |
Where the eye mixes libido and ligado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. libido and ligado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses libido with ligado
A purely visual mix-up. libido ([liˈβ̞ið̞o]) and ligado ([liˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 44951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
libido is recorded at frequency rank #33,691, classified as anoun, pronounced [liˈβ̞ið̞o]. ligado is at rank #11,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 44951, this pair ranks #134,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of libido vs ligado
Shared letters: dilo. Private to "libido": b. Private to "ligado": ag.
"libido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ligado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "libido" for "ligado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "libido" or "ligado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "libido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "libido" and "ligado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libido vs limito". 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 #134,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.