Which to use
“laboral” and “lateral” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,926
- “laboral” frequency rank
- #4,158
- “lateral” frequency rank
- 25084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laboral | lateral |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que trabalhista | que está ao lado ou que a ele se refere |
Letter map: laboral vs lateral
Shared letters muted; letters that set laboral and lateral apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. laboral and lateral follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - laboral / lateral
laboral and lateral are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laboral is recorded at frequency rank #20,926, classified as anadj. lateral is at rank #4,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced /lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/.
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 25084, this pair ranks #44,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laboral vs lateral
Shared letters: alr. Private to "laboral": bo. Private to "lateral": et.
"laboral" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "lateral" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "laboral" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lateral" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laboral" and "lateral" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labor vs laboral". 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 #44,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.