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 eye mixes listar and lutar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. listar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lutar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: listar vs lutar
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "listar" and "lutar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "listar" or "lutar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "listar" and "lutar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "listar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "listar" and "lutar" 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 #46,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.