Which to use
“lição” and “loiça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,419
- “lição” frequency rank
- #36,522
- “loiça” frequency rank
- 39941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lição | loiça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa que o professor passa ao aluno para solidificar o aprendizado | produto de cerâmica para uso doméstico especialmente para o serviço de mesa e de cozinha |
Where the eye mixes lição and loiça
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lição (CVCVV) and loiça (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lição vs loiça
A purely visual mix-up. lição (/li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and loiça (/ˈloj.sɐ/) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39941, 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/. loiça is at rank #36,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈloj.sɐ/.
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 39941, this pair ranks #26,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lição vs loiça
Shared letters: iloç. Private to "lição": ã. Private to "loiça": a.
"lição" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "loiça" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lição" and "loiça" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lição" or "loiça" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lição" and "loiça" 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 "loiça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lição" and "loiça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs loiça". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.