Which to use
“limão” is a noun and “liso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,316
- “limão” frequency rank
- #11,493
- “liso” frequency rank
- 17809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limão | liso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do limoeiro, de forma ovoide, cítrico de cor verde-amarela e de sabor ácido | que é sem asperezas, pregas, rugas |
Letter map: limão vs liso
Shared letters muted; letters that set limão and liso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. limão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against liso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: limão vs liso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: limão is anoun and lisoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17809, 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/. liso is at rank #11,493, 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 17809, this pair ranks #53,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limão vs liso
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "limão": mã. Private to "liso": s.
"limão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "liso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- liso ← ilso · lios · lisso · lliso · lsio
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "limão" and "liso". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "limão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limão" and "liso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liso 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 #53,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.