lírio
/ˈłirju/
The verdict
“lírio” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #24,381 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,381
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lírio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈłirju/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #24,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lírio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lírio is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈłirju/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,381 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lírio, with forms such as "llírio", "lríio", and "líiro". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "lixo", "liso", "livro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is lírio, spelled L-Í-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais
- 2íris-amarelo, Iris pseudacorus
- 3a flor dessa planta
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: llírio,lríio,líiro,líroi,lírrio,ílrio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lírio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “lírio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-Í-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈłirju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lixo” - see the side-by-side comparison. lírio vs lixo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.