# limão vs lime

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### limão
*noun · IPA /li.ˈmɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #6,316*
fruto do limoeiro, de forma ovoide, cítrico de cor verde-amarela e de sabor ácido

### lime
*adjective · IPA /laɪm/, ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #40,652*
verde-claro

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/limao-vs-lime