Which to use
“lego” is a verb and “lixo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,378
- “lego” frequency rank
- #1,246
- “lixo” frequency rank
- 16624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lego | lixo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ajuntar | tudo o que se varre para limpar uma casa |
Where the eye mixes lego and lixo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lego vs lixo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lego is /ˈle.ɡoː/, [ˈɫɛ.ɡoː] while lixo is /ˈli.ʃu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lego is recorded at frequency rank #15,378, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈle.ɡoː/, [ˈɫɛ.ɡoː]. lixo is at rank #1,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ʃu/.
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 16624, this pair ranks #54,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lego vs lixo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lego": eg. Private to "lixo": ix.
"lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lixo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lego" and "lixo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lego" or "lixo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lixo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lego" and "lixo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lego vs ludo". 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 #54,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.