Which to use
“lâmpada” and “lombada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,553
- “lâmpada” frequency rank
- #38,796
- “lombada” frequency rank
- 49349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâmpada | lombada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso em que arde uma luz alimentada a óleo | o dorso do livro |
Where the eye mixes lâmpada and lombada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâmpada and lombada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lâmpada with lombada
A purely visual mix-up. lâmpada (/ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.dɐ/) and lombada (/lõ.ˈba.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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49349, 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/. lombada is at rank #38,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lõ.ˈba.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 49349, this pair ranks #15,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lâmpada vs lombada
Shared letters: adlm. Private to "lâmpada": pâ. Private to "lombada": bo.
"lâmpada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lombada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lombada ← llombada · lmobada · lobmada · lomabda · lombaad · lombadda · lombbada · lombdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâmpada" for "lombada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lâmpada" vs "lombada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâmpada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lombada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâmpada" and "lombada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lombada vs lombar". 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 #15,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.