Which to use
“listra” and “lustre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,564
- “listra” frequency rank
- #38,354
- “lustre” frequency rank
- 87918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | listra | lustre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | risca | brilho de objeto polido, envernizado ou engraxado |
Letter map: listra vs lustre
Shared letters muted; letters that set listra and lustre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. listra and lustre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on listra vs lustre
listra and lustre 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
listra is recorded at frequency rank #49,564, classified as anoun. lustre is at rank #38,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lus.t4i/.
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 87918, this pair ranks #446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of listra vs lustre
Shared letters: lrst. Private to "listra": ai. Private to "lustre": eu.
"listra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "lustre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "listra" for "lustre" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "listra" and "lustre".
- Full dictionary entry for "listra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lustre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "listra" and "lustre" 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 #446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.