Which to use
“limão” and “livro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,316
- “limão” frequency rank
- #378
- “livro” frequency rank
- 6694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limão | livro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do limoeiro, de forma ovoide, cítrico de cor verde-amarela e de sabor ácido | objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto |
Where the eye mixes limão and livro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. limão (CVCVV) and livro (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between limão and livro
A purely visual mix-up. limão (/li.ˈmɐ̃w̃/) and livro (/ˈli.vɾu/) 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 6694, 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/. livro is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.vɾu/.
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 6694, this pair ranks #67,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limão vs livro
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "limão": mã. Private to "livro": rv.
"limão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "livro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- livro ← ilvro · lirvo · livor · livrro · livvro · llivro · lviro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "limão" and "livro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "limão" or "livro"?
What to do next
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 "livro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limão" and "livro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limão vs lime". 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 #67,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.