Which to use
“lapa” and “lipa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,071
- “lapa” frequency rank
- #34,787
- “lipa” frequency rank
- 43858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lapa | lipa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande pedra ou laje que se sobressai de um rochedo, formando um refúgio | tília, árvore do gênero Tilia: |
Letter map: lapa vs lipa
Shared letters muted; letters that set lapa and lipa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lapa and lipa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lapa vs lipa
lapa and lipa are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “lapa” becomes i in “lipa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lapa is recorded at frequency rank #9,071, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.pɐ/. lipa is at rank #34,787, tagged as anoun.
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 43858, this pair ranks #21,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lapa vs lipa
Shared letters: alp. Private to "lapa": -. Private to "lipa": i.
"lapa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lipa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lapa" and "lipa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lapa" or "lipa" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lapa" and "lipa".
- Full dictionary entry for "lapa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lipa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lapa" and "lipa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liana vs lipa". 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 #21,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.