Which to use
“lengua” and “línguas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,560
- “lengua” frequency rank
- #2,151
- “línguas” frequency rank
- 51711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lengua | línguas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | língua | plural do substantivo língua |
Letter map: lengua vs línguas
Shared letters muted; letters that set lengua and línguas apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. lengua runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against línguas's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: lengua and línguas
lengua and línguas 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lengua is recorded at frequency rank #49,560, classified as anoun. línguas is at rank #2,151, tagged as anoun.
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 51711, this pair ranks #13,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lengua vs línguas
Shared letters: aglnu. Private to "lengua": e. Private to "línguas": sí.
"lengua" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "línguas" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lengua ← elngua · legnua · lengau · lenggua · lenngua · lenuga · llengua · lnegua
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lengua" and "línguas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lengua" or "línguas"?
After this comparison
You've compared "lengua" and "línguas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lengua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "línguas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lengua" and "línguas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lengua vs lenha". 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 #13,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.