Which to use
“ligar” and “limiar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,751
- “ligar” frequency rank
- #18,098
- “limiar” frequency rank
- 19849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ligar | limiar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que ligário | limite, fronteira entre duas áreas, épocas ou períodos; extremo |
Where the eye mixes ligar and limiar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ligar vs limiar
A purely visual mix-up. ligar (/li.ˈgaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)) and limiar (/li.ˈmjaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ligar is recorded at frequency rank #1,751, classified as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈgaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). limiar is at rank #18,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈmjaɾ/.
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 19849, this pair ranks #50,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ligar vs limiar
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "ligar": g. Private to "limiar": m.
"ligar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "limiar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ligar" and "limiar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ligar" or "limiar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ligar" and "limiar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ligar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limiar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ligar" and "limiar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limiar vs lombar". 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 #50,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.