lisura

noun

The verdict

“lisura” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #40,227 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#40,227
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade de liso

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

lisura vs lira
67% similar
lisura vs lista
67% similar
lisura vs libra
67% similar

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

Key facts for lisura
PropertyValue
Headwordlisura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,227
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lisura” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lisura lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lisura is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #40,227 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lisura, with forms such as "ilsura", "lisrua", and "lissura". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "lira", "lista", "libra", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is lisura, spelled L-I-S-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de liso
  2. 2
    retidão
  3. 3
    maciez ou suavidade no tato
  4. 4
    franqueza, sinceridade, lhaneza

Antonyms

deslisura

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilsura,lisrua,lissura,lisuar,lisurra,liusra,llisura,lsiura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lisura - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilsura2lisrua2lissura1lisuar2lisurra1liusra2llisura1lsiura2
Edit distance from "lisura"

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 "lisura"?
"lisura" is spelled L-I-S-U-R-A.
What does "lisura" mean?
As a noun, "lisura" means: qualidade de liso
What words are commonly confused with "lisura"?
"lisura" is commonly confused with "lira", "lista", "libra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "lisura" come from?
"lisura" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “lisura”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-I-S-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “lira” - see the side-by-side comparison. lisura vs lira
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list