Which to use
“liso” is an adjective and “livro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,493
- “liso” frequency rank
- #378
- “livro” frequency rank
- 11871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liso | livro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é sem asperezas, pregas, rugas | objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto |
Letter map: liso vs livro
Shared letters muted; letters that set liso and livro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. liso runs 4 letters (CVCV) against livro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: liso vs livro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: liso is anadjective and livroanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liso is recorded at frequency rank #11,493, classified as anadj. livro is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.vɾu/.
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 11871, this pair ranks #60,883 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of liso vs livro
Shared letters: ilo. Private to "liso": s. Private to "livro": rv.
"liso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "livro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "liso" for "livro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "liso" vs "livro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "liso" and "livro".
- Full dictionary entry for "liso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,883 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liso" and "livro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liso vs ludo". 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 #60,883 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.