Which to use
“libra” and “livro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,279
- “libra” frequency rank
- #378
- “livro” frequency rank
- 12657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | libra | livro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade monetária do Reino Unido (e de vários outros países); símbolo: £ | objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto |
Where the eye mixes libra and livro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. libra and livro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between libra and livro
A purely visual mix-up. libra (/ˈli.bɾɐ/) and livro (/ˈli.vɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12657, 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/. livro is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.vɾu/.
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 12657, this pair ranks #59,863 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of libra vs livro
Shared letters: ilr. Private to "libra": ab. Private to "livro": ov.
"libra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "livro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "libra" for "livro" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "libra" or "livro" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "libra" and "livro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "libra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,863 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "libra" and "livro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libra vs listra". 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 #59,863 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.