Which to use
“lição” is a noun and “ligado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- #2,239
- “ligado” frequency rank
- 5658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lição | ligado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado | que está conectado a outra parte; unido |
Where the eye mixes lição and ligado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lição runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against ligado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lição and ligado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lição is /li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while ligado is /li.ˈɡa.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5658, 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/. ligado is at rank #2,239, tagged as anadj, pronounced /li.ˈɡa.du/.
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 5658, this pair ranks #68,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lição vs ligado
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "lição": ãç. Private to "ligado": adg.
"lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ligado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ligado ← ilgado · lgiado · liagdo · ligaddo · ligaod · ligdao · liggado · lligado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lição" and "ligado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lição" or "ligado"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lição" and "ligado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lição". 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 #68,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.