Which to use
“listar” is a verb and “listra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,798
- “listar” frequency rank
- #49,564
- “listra” frequency rank
- 71362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | listar | listra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer uma lista | risca |
Letter map: listar vs listra
Shared letters muted; letters that set listar and listra apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: listar vs listra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: listar is averb and listraanoun. On the page they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ar ↔ ra) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
listar is recorded at frequency rank #21,798, classified as averb, pronounced /liʃ.ˈtaɾ/. 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 71362, this pair ranks #3,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of listar vs listra
Shared letters: ailrst. Private to "listar": -. Private to "listra": -.
"listar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "listra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "listar" and "listra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "listar" or "listra" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "listar" 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 #3,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "listar" 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 #3,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.