Which to use
“lição” and “lítio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- #26,804
- “lítio” frequency rank
- 30223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lição | lítio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado | elemento químico de símbolo Li, possui o número atômico 3 e massa atômica relativa 7; não é encontrado livre na natureza; é um elemento da classe dos alcalinos; na sua forma pura, é um metal macio de coloração branco prateado; é utilizado para produção de ligas metálicas condutoras de calor, em baterias elétricas, vidros e prismas especiais e, como medicamento, no tratamento de certos tipos de depressão |
Where the eye mixes lição and lítio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lição and lítio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lição with lítio
A purely visual mix-up. lição (/li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and lítio (/ˈlitiu/) 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 30223, 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/. lítio is at rank #26,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlitiu/.
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 30223, this pair ranks #38,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lição vs lítio
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "lição": ãç. Private to "lítio": tí.
"lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lítio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lição" for "lítio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lição" or "lítio" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lição" and "lítio" 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 "lítio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lição" and "lítio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latido vs lítio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.