Which to use
“laico” is an adjective and “lição” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,719
- “laico” frequency rank
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- 29138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | lição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem ou que não pertence ao clero; secular, leigo, sem confissão | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado |
Letter map: laico vs lição
Shared letters muted; letters that set laico and lição apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laico (CVVCV) and lição (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - laico and lição
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laico is anadjective and liçãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #25,719, classified as anadj. lição is at rank #3,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 29138, this pair ranks #39,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs lição
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "laico": ac. Private to "lição": ãç.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laico ← alico · lacio · laicco · laioc · liaco · llaico
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laico" for "lição" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laico" or "lição" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laico" and "lição".
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "lição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laico". 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 #39,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.