Which to use
“lavra” and “livro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,647
- “lavra” frequency rank
- #378
- “livro” frequency rank
- 41025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavra | livro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lavoura | objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto |
Letter map: lavra vs livro
Shared letters muted; letters that set lavra and livro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lavra vs livro
lavra and livro are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavra is recorded at frequency rank #40,647, classified as anoun. livro is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.vɾu/.
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 41025, this pair ranks #25,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lavra vs livro
Shared letters: lrv. Private to "lavra": a. Private to "livro": io.
"lavra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "livro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lavra" and "livro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lavra" vs "livro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lavra" and "livro".
- Full dictionary entry for "lavra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavra" and "livro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lavra". 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 #25,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.