Which to use
“lista” is a noun and “listar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #493
- “lista” frequency rank
- #21,798
- “listar” frequency rank
- 22291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lista | listar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relação de nomes, lugares ou coisas | fazer uma lista |
Where the eye mixes lista and listar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lista vs listar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lista is /ˈliʃ.tɐ/ while listar is /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lista” sits inside “listar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lista is recorded at frequency rank #493, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈliʃ.tɐ/. listar is at rank #21,798, tagged as averb, pronounced /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 22291, this pair ranks #47,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lista vs listar
Shared letters: ailst. Private to "lista": -. Private to "listar": r.
"lista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "listar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lista" for "listar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lista" or "listar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lista" and "listar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "listar vs listra". 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 #47,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.