Which to use
“lição” and “lírio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- #24,381
- “lírio” frequency rank
- 27800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lição | lírio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado | nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais |
Where the eye mixes lição and lírio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lição and lírio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lição vs lírio
A purely visual mix-up. lição (/li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and lírio (/ˈłirju/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27800, 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/. lírio is at rank #24,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈłirju/.
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 27800, this pair ranks #41,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lição vs lírio
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "lição": ãç. Private to "lírio": rí.
"lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lírio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lição" and "lírio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lição" vs "lírio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lição" and "lírio" 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 "lírio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lição" and "lírio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lírio vs lirismo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.