Which to use
“liquid” and “líquido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,226
- “liquid” frequency rank
- #5,439
- “líquido” frequency rank
- 45665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liquid | líquido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido | diz-se da substância que está no estado físico que permite o arranjo das moléculas à forma do recipiente que as contêm |
Where the eye mixes liquid and líquido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between liquid and líquido
A purely visual mix-up. liquid (/ˈlɪkwɪd/) and líquido (/ˈli.ki.du/) 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 45665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liquid is recorded at frequency rank #40,226, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɪkwɪd/. líquido is at rank #5,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈli.ki.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 45665, this pair ranks #19,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of liquid vs líquido
Shared letters: dilqu. Private to "liquid": -. Private to "líquido": oí.
"liquid" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "líquido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- liquid ← ilquid · liqiud · liqquid · liqudi · liquidd · liuqid · lliquid · lqiuid
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "liquid" for "líquido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "liquid" vs "líquido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "liquid" and "líquido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "liquid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "líquido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liquid" and "líquido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liquid vs liquidez". 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 #19,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.