Which to use
“lâmpada” and “largada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,553
- “lâmpada” frequency rank
- #12,928
- “largada” frequency rank
- 23481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâmpada | largada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso em que arde uma luz alimentada a óleo | ato de largar |
Where the eye mixes lâmpada and largada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lâmpada and largada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lâmpada vs largada
A purely visual mix-up. lâmpada (/ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.dɐ/) and largada (/lɐɾ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâmpada is recorded at frequency rank #10,553, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.dɐ/. largada is at rank #12,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɐɾ.ˈɡa.dɐ/.
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 23481, this pair ranks #46,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâmpada vs largada
Shared letters: adl. Private to "lâmpada": mpâ. Private to "largada": gr.
"lâmpada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "largada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- largada ← alrgada · lagrada · laragda · largaad · largadda · largdaa · larggada · larrgada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâmpada" and "largada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lâmpada" or "largada"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâmpada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâmpada" and "largada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâmpada vs lombada". 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 #46,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.