Which to use
“limão” and “lipo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,316
- “limão” frequency rank
- #37,894
- “lipo” frequency rank
- 44210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limão | lipo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do limoeiro, de forma ovoide, cítrico de cor verde-amarela e de sabor ácido | lábio, beiço |
Where the eye mixes limão and lipo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. limão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against lipo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: limão vs lipo
A purely visual mix-up. limão (/li.ˈmɐ̃w̃/) and lipo (/ˈli.po/) 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 44210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limão is recorded at frequency rank #6,316, classified as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈmɐ̃w̃/. lipo is at rank #37,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.po/.
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 44210, this pair ranks #21,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limão vs lipo
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "limão": mã. Private to "lipo": p.
"limão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lipo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lipo ← ilpo · liop · lippo · llipo · lpio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limão" for "lipo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "limão" or "lipo"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "limão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lipo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limão" and "lipo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lipo vs ludo". 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 #21,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.