Which to use
“lápide” and “lápis” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,705
- “lápide” frequency rank
- #8,496
- “lápis” frequency rank
- 33201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lápide | lápis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedra com uma inscrição comemorativa de um facto notável ou que celebra a memória de alguém. | cilindro fino de material apropriado, geralmente grafite, envolvido por uma menos fina tora de madeira usado para escrever, desenhar ou pintar: |
Where the eye mixes lápide and lápis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lápide with lápis
A purely visual mix-up. lápide (/ˈla.pi.de/) and lápis (/ˈla.piⁱʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lápide is recorded at frequency rank #24,705, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.pi.de/. lápis is at rank #8,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.piⁱʃ/.
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 33201, this pair ranks #34,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lápide vs lápis
Shared letters: ilpá. Private to "lápide": de. Private to "lápis": s.
"lápide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lápis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lápide" and "lápis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lápide" vs "lápis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lápide" and "lápis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lápide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lápis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lápide" and "lápis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lápide vs latido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.