Which to use
“lástima” and “Latina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,794
- “lástima” frequency rank
- #2,196
- “Latina” frequency rank
- 36990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lástima | Latina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de lastimar | latino-americana |
Where the eye mixes lástima and Latina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lástima runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Latina's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lástima vs Latina
A purely visual mix-up. lástima (/ˈlaʃ.ti.mɐ/) and Latina (/laˈtiːnə/) 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 36990, 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/. Latina is at rank #2,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced /laˈtiːnə/.
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 36990, this pair ranks #29,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lástima vs Latina
Shared letters: ailt. Private to "lástima": msá. Private to "Latina": n.
"lástima" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Latina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Latina ← altina · laitna · latian · latinna · latnia · lattina · llatina · ltaina
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lástima" and "Latina" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lástima" vs "Latina" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lástima" and "Latina" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lástima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Latina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lástima" and "Latina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lágrima vs lástima". 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 #29,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.