Which to use
“lástima” and “latim” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,794
- “lástima” frequency rank
- #9,210
- “latim” frequency rank
- 44004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lástima | latim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de lastimar | língua indo-europeia falada no Lácio, região central da Itália, e que, com o maior poder de Roma e com o Império Romano, foi introduzida nos países conquistados, onde se instalou; do latim resultam as atuais línguas românicas ou neolatinas |
Letter map: lástima vs latim
Shared letters muted; letters that set lástima and latim apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lástima runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against latim's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lástima vs latim
lástima and latim 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lástima is recorded at frequency rank #34,794, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaʃ.ti.mɐ/. latim is at rank #9,210, 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 44004, this pair ranks #21,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lástima vs latim
Shared letters: ailmt. Private to "lástima": sá. Private to "latim": -.
"lástima" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "latim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- latim ← altim · laitm · latimm · latmi · lattim · llatim · ltaim
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Pair "lástima" vs "latim" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lástima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "latim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lástima" and "latim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latido vs latim". 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 #21,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.