Which to use
“lícito” and “lúcio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,231
- “lícito” frequency rank
- #9,073
- “lúcio” frequency rank
- 49304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lícito | lúcio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está de acordo com a lei | que luz, que desprende brilho, candente |
Letter map: lícito vs lúcio
Shared letters muted; letters that set lícito and lúcio apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lícito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against lúcio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - lícito / lúcio
lícito and lúcio are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lícito is recorded at frequency rank #40,231, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈli.si.tu/. lúcio is at rank #9,073, tagged as anadj.
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 49304, this pair ranks #15,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lícito vs lúcio
Shared letters: cilo. Private to "lícito": tí. Private to "lúcio": ú.
"lícito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lúcio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lícito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lúcio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lícito" and "lúcio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lícito vs lírico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.