Which to use
“lira” and “listra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,968
- “lira” frequency rank
- #49,564
- “listra” frequency rank
- 63532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lira | listra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento musical de cordas dedilhadas | risca |
Letter map: lira vs listra
Shared letters muted; letters that set lira and listra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lira runs 4 letters (CVCV) against listra's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - lira / listra
lira and listra 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lira is recorded at frequency rank #13,968, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ɾɐ/. listra is at rank #49,564, tagged as anoun.
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 63532, this pair ranks #6,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lira vs listra
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "lira": -. Private to "listra": st.
"lira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "listra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lira" and "listra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lira" or "listra"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lira" and "listra".
- Full dictionary entry for "lira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lira" and "listra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "listra vs lisura". 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 #6,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.