Which to use
“letra” and “listra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,238
- “letra” frequency rank
- #49,564
- “listra” frequency rank
- 51802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letra | listra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma | risca |
Letter map: letra vs listra
Shared letters muted; letters that set letra and listra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. letra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against listra's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: letra and listra
letra and listra 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 51802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letra is recorded at frequency rank #2,238, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈle.tɾɐ/. listra is at rank #49,564, 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 51802, this pair ranks #13,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letra vs listra
Shared letters: alrt. Private to "letra": e. Private to "listra": is.
"letra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "listra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letra" and "listra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "letra" or "listra"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "letra" and "listra".
- Full dictionary entry for "letra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letra" and "listra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "listra vs lisura". 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 #13,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.