Which to use
“látex” and “latir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,039
- “látex” frequency rank
- #38,344
- “latir” frequency rank
- 61383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | látex | latir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância líquida, espessa, geralmente leitosa, presente em algumas plantas | o mesmo que latido |
Where the eye mixes látex and latir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. látex and latir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between látex and latir
A purely visual mix-up. látex (/ˈla.tɛks/) and latir (/lɐ.ˈtiɾ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
látex is recorded at frequency rank #23,039, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.tɛks/. latir is at rank #38,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɐ.ˈtiɾ/.
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 61383, this pair ranks #7,165 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of látex vs latir
Shared letters: lt. Private to "látex": exá. Private to "latir": air.
"látex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "latir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- latir ← altir · laitr · latirr · latri · lattir · llatir · ltair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "látex" and "latir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "látex" vs "latir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "látex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "latir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,165 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "látex" and "latir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latido vs latir". 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 #7,165 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.