Which to use
“lepra” and “lira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,788
- “lepra” frequency rank
- #13,968
- “lira” frequency rank
- 52756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lepra | lira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na Antiguidade, designação de diversas doenças de pele, especialmente as de caráter crônico ou contagioso | instrumento musical de cordas dedilhadas |
Letter map: lepra vs lira
Shared letters muted; letters that set lepra and lira apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lepra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lira's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lepra vs lira
lepra and lira 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 52756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lepra is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun. lira is at rank #13,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ɾɐ/.
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 52756, this pair ranks #12,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lepra vs lira
Shared letters: alr. Private to "lepra": ep. Private to "lira": i.
"lepra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lepra" for "lira" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lepra" vs "lira" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "lepra" vs "lira" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lepra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lepra" and "lira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavra vs lepra". 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 #12,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.