Which to use
“limitar” and “limpar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,365
- “limitar” frequency rank
- #3,489
- “limpar” frequency rank
- 12854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitar | limpar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr limites em; demarcar | ato ou efeito de localizar, identificar, conter, remover e desfazer-se de forma adequada das substâncias indesejáveis (poluentes) de uma superfície ou ambiente |
Where the eye mixes limitar and limpar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between limitar and limpar
A purely visual mix-up. limitar (/li.mi.ˈtaɾ/) and limpar (/lĩ.ˈpaɾ/) 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 12854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitar is recorded at frequency rank #9,365, classified as averb, pronounced /li.mi.ˈtaɾ/. limpar is at rank #3,489, tagged as averb, pronounced /lĩ.ˈpaɾ/.
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 12854, this pair ranks #59,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limitar vs limpar
Shared letters: ailmr. Private to "limitar": t. Private to "limpar": p.
"limitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "limpar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limitar" for "limpar" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "limitar" and "limpar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limpar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitar" and "limpar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limpar vs lipa". 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 #59,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.