Which to use
“limão” and “litro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,316
- “limão” frequency rank
- #14,180
- “litro” frequency rank
- 20496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limão | litro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do limoeiro, de forma ovoide, cítrico de cor verde-amarela e de sabor ácido | unidade de medida de volume que obedece ao sistema métrico decimal e é aceita pelo sistema internacional de unidades |
Where the eye mixes limão and litro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. limão (CVCVV) and litro (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: limão vs litro
A purely visual mix-up. limão (/li.ˈmɐ̃w̃/) and litro (/ˈli.tɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20496, 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/. litro is at rank #14,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.tɾu/.
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 20496, this pair ranks #50,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limão vs litro
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "limão": mã. Private to "litro": rt.
"limão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "litro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- litro ← iltro · lirto · litor · litrro · littro · llitro · ltiro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limão" for "litro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "limão" or "litro"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "litro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limão" and "litro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "listra vs litro". 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 #50,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.