Which to use
“legalidade” and “localidade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,551
- “legalidade” frequency rank
- #6,785
- “localidade” frequency rank
- 17336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legalidade | localidade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caráter ou qualidade do que é legal | povoação, sítio, lugar |
Where the eye mixes legalidade and localidade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: legalidade vs localidade
A purely visual mix-up. legalidade (/lɨ.ɡɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/) and localidade (/lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legalidade is recorded at frequency rank #10,551, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɨ.ɡɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/. localidade is at rank #6,785, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 17336, this pair ranks #53,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legalidade vs localidade
Shared letters: adeil. Private to "legalidade": g. Private to "localidade": co.
"legalidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "localidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- legalidade ← elgalidade · leaglidade · legaildade · legaldiade · legaliadde · legalidadde · legalidaed · legaliddade
- localidade ← lcoalidade · llocalidade · loaclidade · locaildade · localdiade · localiadde · localidadde · localidaed
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legalidade" and "localidade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "legalidade" or "localidade" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legalidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "localidade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legalidade" and "localidade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lealdade vs legalidade". 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 #53,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.