listar vs lutar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“listar” and “lutar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,798
“listar” frequency rank: #1,752
“lutar” frequency rank: 23550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	listar	lutar
Definition	fazer uma lista	travar luta

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set listar and lutar apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

listar

5 ch

lutar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. listar (/liʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and lutar (/lu.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23550, 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/. lutar is at rank #1,752, tagged as averb, pronounced /lu.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 23550, this pair ranks #46,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of listar vs lutar

Shared letters: alrt. Private to "listar": is. Private to "lutar": u.

"listar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lutar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

listar ← ilstar · lisatr · lisstar · listarr · listtar · litsar · llistar · lsitar
lutar ← llutar · ltuar · luatr · lutarr · lutra · luttar · ultar

Frequency comparison

listar#21,798

lutar#1,752

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "listar" and "lutar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/liʃ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /lu.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "listar" or "lutar"?

"lutar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,752 in our Portuguese list, against #21,798 for "listar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering listar vs lutar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “listar” entry
Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable