Which to use
“lato” and “lítio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- #26,804
- “lítio” frequency rank
- 49507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lato | lítio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verão | elemento químico de símbolo Li, possui o número atômico 3 e massa atômica relativa 7; não é encontrado livre na natureza; é um elemento da classe dos alcalinos; na sua forma pura, é um metal macio de coloração branco prateado; é utilizado para produção de ligas metálicas condutoras de calor, em baterias elétricas, vidros e prismas especiais e, como medicamento, no tratamento de certos tipos de depressão |
Where the eye mixes lato and lítio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lato runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lítio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lato vs lítio
A purely visual mix-up. lato (/ˈlatɔ/) and lítio (/ˈlitiu/) 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 49507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lato is recorded at frequency rank #22,703, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlatɔ/. lítio is at rank #26,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlitiu/.
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 49507, this pair ranks #15,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lato vs lítio
Shared letters: lot. Private to "lato": a. Private to "lítio": ií.
"lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lítio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lato ← laot · latto · llato · ltao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lato" and "lítio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lato" or "lítio"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lítio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lato" and "lítio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latido vs lítio". 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 #15,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.