limpovslindoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“limpo” and “lindo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,244
“limpo” frequency rank
#1,216
“lindo” frequency rank
5460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature limpo lindo
Definition que não tem mancha ou sujidade bonito; belo; que tem beleza

Letter map: limpo vs lindo

Shared letters muted; letters that set limpo and lindo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
limpo
5 ch
lindo

Spelling & dictionary notes on limpo vs lindo

limpo and lindo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

limpo is recorded at frequency rank #4,244, classified as anadj. lindo is at rank #1,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlĩ.du/.

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 5460, this pair ranks #69,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of limpo vs lindo

Shared letters: ilo. Private to "limpo": mp. Private to "lindo": dn.

"limpo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "lindo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • limpoilmpo · limmpo · limop · limppo · lipmo · llimpo · lmipo
  • lindoilndo · lidno · linddo · linndo · linod · llindo · lnido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "limpo" and "lindo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "limpo" or "lindo" show up more?
"lindo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,216 in our Portuguese list, against #4,244 for "limpo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "limpo" vs "lindo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "limpo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lindo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "limpo" and "lindo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lindo vs ludo". 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 #69,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list