Which to use
“lareira” and “lixeira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,400
- “lareira” frequency rank
- #18,099
- “lixeira” frequency rank
- 32499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lareira | lixeira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedra em que se acende o lume | recipiente de madeira, plástico ou metal, de forma e tamanho variados, móvel ou fixo, onde se reúne o lixo, nas casas, logradouros e vias públicas |
Where the eye mixes lareira and lixeira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lareira and lixeira follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lareira and lixeira
A purely visual mix-up. lareira (/lɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/) and lixeira (/li.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/) 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 32499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lareira is recorded at frequency rank #14,400, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾɐ/. lixeira is at rank #18,099, tagged as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/.
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 32499, this pair ranks #35,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lareira vs lixeira
Shared letters: aeilr. Private to "lareira": -. Private to "lixeira": x.
"lareira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "lixeira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lareira" for "lixeira" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lareira" vs "lixeira" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lareira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lixeira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lareira" and "lixeira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leiteira vs lixeira". 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 #35,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.