lisovsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: liso is a adjective, is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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
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 apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

4 ch
liso
2 ch
ló

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 anoun. 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. 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

  • lisoilso · lios · lisso · lliso · lsio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "liso" and "ló" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "liso" is an adjective and "ló" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "liso" vs "ló" - which ranks higher?
"liso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,493 in our Portuguese list, against #37,407 for "ló". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list