LindasvslinhaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,779
“Lindas” frequency rank
#582
“linha” frequency rank
4361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lindas linha
Definition plural de Linda o que tem comprimento sem largura

Where the eye mixes Lindas and linha

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lindas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against linha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Lindas
5 ch
linha

Why the eye confuses Lindas with linha

A purely visual mix-up. Lindas (/ˈlĩ.dɐs/) and linha (/ˈli.ɲɐ/) 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 4361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lindas is recorded at frequency rank #3,779, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlĩ.dɐs/. linha is at rank #582, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ɲɐ/.

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 4361, this pair ranks #70,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Lindas vs linha

Shared letters: ailn. Private to "Lindas": ds. Private to "linha": h.

"Lindas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "linha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lindas ← ilndas · lidnas · linads · lindass · linddas · lindsa · linndas · llindas
  • linha ← ilnha · lihna · linah · linhha · linnha · llinha · lniha

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Lindas" for "linha" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ˈlĩ.dɐs/ versus /ˈli.ɲɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lindas" or "linha"?
"linha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #582 in our Portuguese list, against #3,779 for "Lindas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lindas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "linha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lindas" and "linha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liana vs linha". 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 #70,574 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