Which to use
“lagarta” and “lagarto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,619
- “lagarta” frequency rank
- #16,326
- “lagarto” frequency rank
- 46945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagarta | lagarto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | larva de borboleta ou mariposa | réptil sáurio de corpo grande e quase cilíndrico, bastante ágil, inofensivo e muito útil na agricultura pela grande quantidade de insetos que devora |
Where the eye mixes lagarta and lagarto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lagarta and lagarto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lagarta vs lagarto
A purely visual mix-up. lagarta (/la.ˈgaɹ.ta/) and lagarto (/la.ˈgaɾ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “lagarta” becomes o in “lagarto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagarta is recorded at frequency rank #30,619, classified as anoun, pronounced /la.ˈgaɹ.ta/. lagarto is at rank #16,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced /la.ˈgaɾ.tu/.
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 46945, this pair ranks #18,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lagarta vs lagarto
Shared letters: aglrt. Private to "lagarta": -. Private to "lagarto": o.
"lagarta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "lagarto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lagarta" and "lagarto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lagarta" vs "lagarto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lagarta" and "lagarto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagarta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lagarto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagarta" and "lagarto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagarta vs lagosta". 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 #18,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.