Which to use
“lime” and “livre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,652
- “lime” frequency rank
- #535
- “livre” frequency rank
- 41187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lime | livre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verde-claro | o que tem a faculdade de agir ou não agir |
Where the eye mixes lime and livre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lime runs 4 letters (CVCV) against livre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lime with livre
A purely visual mix-up. lime (/laɪm/, ouvir^(fonte ?)) and livre (/ˈli.vɾɨ/) 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 41187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lime is recorded at frequency rank #40,652, classified as anadj, pronounced /laɪm/, ouvir^(fonte ?). livre is at rank #535, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈli.vɾɨ/.
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 41187, this pair ranks #24,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lime vs livre
Shared letters: eil. Private to "lime": m. Private to "livre": rv.
"lime" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "livre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lime" and "livre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lime" vs "livre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lime" and "livre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lied 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 #24,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.