lide

/ˈli.dɨ/

//ˈli.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“lide” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #23,388) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#23,388
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trabalho árduo

Corpus desk

Index PT-lide · lide · Portuguese

lide · rank #23,388 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,388
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH legista

Nearest frequency peer: legista (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “lide”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “lide” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lide vs lim
50% similar
lide vs lip
50% similar
lide vs lie
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lide
PropertyValue
Headwordlide
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈli.dɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,388
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “lide”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).lidecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “legista” (#23,385), “magnata” (#23,396), “internacionalização” (#23,377). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lide” fica em #23,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lide is neighbouring look-alikes ("lim", "lip", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈli.dɨ/. Frequency #23,388 among 581 “L” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lide, with forms such as "ilde", "ldie", and "lidde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lim", "lip", "lie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is lide, spelled L-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    trabalho árduo
  2. 2
    combate
  3. 3
    questão judicial em que uma das partes resiste ao pedido da outra parte
  4. 4
    toureação
  5. 5
    pequeno trecho textual inicial que dá mostra em linhas gerais do que será tratado no corpo de um artigo

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilde
  • ldie
  • lidde
  • llide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lide - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilde2ldie2lidde1llide1
Edit distance from "lide"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lide"?
"lide" is spelled L-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈli.dɨ/.
What does "lide" mean?
As a noun, "lide" means: trabalho árduo
What words are commonly confused with "lide"?
"lide" is commonly confused with "lim", "lip", "lie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lide" is /ˈli.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lide" come from?
"lide" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list