Which to use
“lastro” and “litro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,663
- “lastro” frequency rank
- #14,180
- “litro” frequency rank
- 49843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lastro | litro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peso com o que se carga uma nave para aumentar a estabilidade | unidade de medida de volume que obedece ao sistema métrico decimal e é aceita pelo sistema internacional de unidades |
Where the eye mixes lastro and litro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lastro runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against litro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lastro with litro
A purely visual mix-up. lastro (/ˈlaʃ.tɾu/) and litro (/ˈli.tɾu/) 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 49843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lastro is recorded at frequency rank #35,663, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaʃ.tɾu/. litro is at rank #14,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.tɾu/.
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 49843, this pair ranks #15,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lastro vs litro
Shared letters: lort. Private to "lastro": as. Private to "litro": i.
"lastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "litro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lastro" and "litro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lastro" vs "litro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lastro" and "litro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lastro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "litro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lastro" and "litro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lastro vs listra". 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 #15,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.