Which to use
“listra” and “litro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,564
- “listra” frequency rank
- #14,180
- “litro” frequency rank
- 63744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | listra | litro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | risca | unidade de medida de volume que obedece ao sistema métrico decimal e é aceita pelo sistema internacional de unidades |
Letter map: listra vs litro
Shared letters muted; letters that set listra and litro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. listra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against litro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: listra and litro
listra and litro are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
listra is recorded at frequency rank #49,564, classified as anoun. litro is at rank #14,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.tɾu/.
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 63744, this pair ranks #6,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of listra vs litro
Shared letters: ilrt. Private to "listra": as. Private to "litro": o.
"listra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "litro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "listra" for "litro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "listra" or "litro"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "listra" and "litro".
- Full dictionary entry for "listra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "litro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "listra" and "litro" 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 #6,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.