listar

/liʃ.ˈtaɾ/

//liʃ.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“listar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,798
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer uma lista

Corpus desk

Index PT-listar · listar · Portuguese

listar · rank #21,798 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,798
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lactose

Nearest frequency peer: lactose (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “listar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “listar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

listar vs lutar
67% similar
listar vs livrar
67% similar
listar vs listen
67% similar

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

Key facts for listar
PropertyValue
Headwordlistar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/liʃ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,798
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “listar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lactose” (#21,795), “Julius” (#21,792), “mat” (#21,805). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “listar” fica em #21,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around listar (IPA /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,798 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fazer uma lista".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for listar, with forms such as "ilstar", "lisatr", and "lisstar". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "lutar", "livrar", "listen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is listar, spelled L-I-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer uma lista

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilstar
  • lisatr
  • lisstar
  • listarr
  • listtar
  • litsar
  • llistar
  • lsitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of listar - 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.

ilstar2lisatr2lisstar1listarr1listtar1litsar2llistar1lsitar2
Edit distance from "listar"

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 "listar"?
"listar" is spelled L-I-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "listar" mean?
As a verb, "listar" means: fazer uma lista
What words are commonly confused with "listar"?
"listar" is commonly confused with "lutar", "livrar", "listen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "listar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "listar" is /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "listar" come from?
"listar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list