Which to use
“lição” is a noun and “lila” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- #29,415
- “lila” frequency rank
- 32834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lição | lila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado | lilás |
Where the eye mixes lição and lila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lição runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against lila's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lição vs lila
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lição is /li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while lila is /ˈliːlaː/. 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 32834, 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/. lila is at rank #29,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈliːlaː/.
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 32834, this pair ranks #34,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lição vs lila
Shared letters: il. Private to "lição": oãç. Private to "lila": a.
"lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lila ← illa · lial · lilla · llia · llila
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lição" and "lila" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lição" vs "lila" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "lila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lição" and "lila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liana vs lila". 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 #34,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.