# lateral vs liberal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### lateral
*adjective · IPA /lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ · frequency rank #4,158*
que está ao lado ou que a ele se refere

### liberal
*adjective · IPA /li.bɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ · frequency rank #4,831*
generoso

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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