Which to use
“lesão” is a noun and “liso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,219
- “lesão” frequency rank
- #11,493
- “liso” frequency rank
- 16712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesão | liso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contusão | que é sem asperezas, pregas, rugas |
Letter map: lesão vs liso
Shared letters muted; letters that set lesão and liso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lesão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against liso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - lesão and liso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lesão is anoun and lisoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lesão is recorded at frequency rank #5,219, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. liso is at rank #11,493, tagged as anadj.
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 16712, this pair ranks #54,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lesão vs liso
Shared letters: los. Private to "lesão": eã. Private to "liso": i.
"lesão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "liso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- liso ← ilso · lios · lisso · lliso · lsio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lesão" and "liso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lesão" or "liso"?
After this comparison
You've compared "lesão" and "liso". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lesão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesão" and "liso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liso 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 #54,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.