lagovslisoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lago is a noun, liso is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lago” is a noun and “liso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,955
“lago” frequency rank
#11,493
“liso” frequency rank
14448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lago liso
Definition acumulação permanente de água numa depressão que é sem asperezas, pregas, rugas

Letter map: lago vs liso

Shared letters muted; letters that set lago and liso apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
lago
4 ch
liso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lago is anoun and lisoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lago is recorded at frequency rank #2,955, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.ɡu/. liso is at rank #11,493, tagged as anadj.

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 14448, this pair ranks #57,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lago vs liso

Shared letters: lo. Private to "lago": ag. Private to "liso": is.

"lago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "liso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lagolaggo · laog · lgao · llago
  • lisoilso · lios · lisso · lliso · lsio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lago" and "liso" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lago" is a noun and "liso" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lago" or "liso"?
"lago" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,955 in our Portuguese list, against #11,493 for "liso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list