Which to use
“liso” is an adjective and “ló” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,493
- “liso” frequency rank
- #37,407
- “ló” frequency rank
- 48900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liso | ló |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é sem asperezas, pregas, rugas | lado de uma embarcação que fica exposto ao vento |
Letter map: liso vs ló
Shared letters muted; letters that set liso and ló apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: liso vs ló
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: liso is anadjective and lóanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liso is recorded at frequency rank #11,493, classified as anadj. ló is at rank #37,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ/.
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 48900, this pair ranks #16,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of liso vs ló
Shared letters: l. Private to "liso": ios. Private to "ló": ó.
"liso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ló" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- liso ← ilso · lios · lisso · lliso · lsio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "liso" and "ló" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "liso" vs "ló" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "liso" vs "ló" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "liso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liso" and "ló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ló vs loch". 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 #16,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.