Which to use
“lixa” and “lixo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,452
- “lixa” frequency rank
- #1,246
- “lixo” frequency rank
- 27698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lixa | lixo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diversas espécies de esqualos recebem este nome pela sua pele áspera e rugosa | tudo o que se varre para limpar uma casa |
Where the eye mixes lixa and lixo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lixa and lixo
A purely visual mix-up. lixa (/ˈli.ʃɐ/) and lixo (/ˈli.ʃu/) 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 a single letter - a in “lixa” becomes o in “lixo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lixa is recorded at frequency rank #26,452, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ʃɐ/. lixo is at rank #1,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ʃu/.
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 27698, this pair ranks #41,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lixa vs lixo
Shared letters: ilx. Private to "lixa": a. Private to "lixo": o.
"lixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lixo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lixa" and "lixo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lixa" or "lixo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lixa" and "lixo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lixa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lixo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lixa" and "lixo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liana vs lixa". 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 #41,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.