libravslisuraConfusable pair

Which to use

“libra” and “lisura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,279
“libra” frequency rank
#40,227
“lisura” frequency rank
52506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature libra lisura
Definition unidade monetária do Reino Unido (e de vários outros países); símbolo: £ qualidade de liso

Letter map: libra vs lisura

Shared letters muted; letters that set libra and lisura apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. libra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lisura's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
libra
6 ch
lisura

Corpus notes: libra and lisura

libra and lisura 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 52506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

libra is recorded at frequency rank #12,279, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.bɾɐ/. lisura is at rank #40,227, 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 52506, this pair ranks #12,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of libra vs lisura

Shared letters: ailr. Private to "libra": b. Private to "lisura": su.

"libra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "lisura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • libra ← ilbra · lbira · libar · libbra · librra · lirba · llibra
  • lisura ← ilsura · lisrua · lissura · lisuar · lisurra · liusra · llisura · lsiura

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "libra" and "lisura" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "libra" vs "lisura" - which ranks higher?
"libra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,279 in our Portuguese list, against #40,227 for "lisura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "libra" and "lisura".

  • Full dictionary entry for "libra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lisura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "libra" and "lisura" 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 #12,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list