Which to use
“linha” and “lista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #582
- “linha” frequency rank
- #493
- “lista” frequency rank
- 1075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linha | lista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que tem comprimento sem largura | relação de nomes, lugares ou coisas |
Where the eye mixes linha and lista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between linha and lista
A purely visual mix-up. linha (/ˈli.ɲɐ/) and lista (/ˈliʃ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linha is recorded at frequency rank #582, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ɲɐ/. lista is at rank #493, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈliʃ.tɐ/.
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 1075, this pair ranks #74,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of linha vs lista
Shared letters: ail. Private to "linha": hn. Private to "lista": st.
"linha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "linha" and "lista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "linha" or "lista"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "linha" and "lista" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "linha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linha" and "lista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lista 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 #74,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.