Which to use
“limitar” and “listar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,365
- “limitar” frequency rank
- #21,798
- “listar” frequency rank
- 31163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitar | listar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr limites em; demarcar | fazer uma lista |
Where the eye mixes limitar and listar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: limitar vs listar
A purely visual mix-up. limitar (/li.mi.ˈtaɾ/) and listar (/liʃ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 31163, 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/. listar is at rank #21,798, tagged as averb, pronounced /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 31163, this pair ranks #37,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limitar vs listar
Shared letters: ailrt. Private to "limitar": m. Private to "listar": s.
"limitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "listar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "limitar" and "listar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "limitar" vs "listar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitar" and "listar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "listar vs listra". 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 #37,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.