Which to use
“lição” and “ligação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- #1,435
- “ligação” frequency rank
- 4854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lição | ligação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado | ato ou efeito de ligar |
Where the eye mixes lição and ligação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lição runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against ligação's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lição with ligação
A purely visual mix-up. lição (/li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and ligação (/li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lição is recorded at frequency rank #3,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. ligação is at rank #1,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced /li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 4854, this pair ranks #69,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lição vs ligação
Shared letters: iloãç. Private to "lição": -. Private to "ligação": ag.
"lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ligação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lição" for "ligação" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lição" or "ligação"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lição" and "ligação" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lição" and "ligação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.