Which to use
“alistar” and “aliviar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,214
- “alistar” frequency rank
- #9,136
- “aliviar” frequency rank
- 38350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alistar | aliviar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em lista | aliviar |
Where the eye mixes alistar and aliviar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alistar (VCVCCVC) and aliviar (VCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses alistar with aliviar
A purely visual mix-up. alistar (/ɐ.liʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and aliviar (/ɐ.lɨ.ˈvjaɾ/) 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 38350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alistar is recorded at frequency rank #29,214, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.liʃ.ˈtaɾ/. aliviar is at rank #9,136, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ˈvjaɾ/.
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 38350, this pair ranks #28,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alistar vs aliviar
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "alistar": st. Private to "aliviar": v.
"alistar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aliviar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alistar" for "aliviar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alistar" vs "aliviar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alistar" and "aliviar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alistar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aliviar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alistar" and "aliviar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alastrar vs alistar". 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 #28,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.