Which to use
“linear” is an adjective and “listar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,281
- “linear” frequency rank
- #21,798
- “listar” frequency rank
- 34079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linear | listar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é referente a linhas | fazer uma lista |
Letter map: linear vs listar
Shared letters muted; letters that set linear and listar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for linear / listar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: linear is anadjective and listaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linear is recorded at frequency rank #12,281, classified as anadj. 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 34079, this pair ranks #33,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of linear vs listar
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "linear": en. Private to "listar": st.
"linear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "listar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "linear" for "listar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "linear" or "listar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "linear" vs "listar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "linear" 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 #33,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linear" 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 #33,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.