Which to use
“lixo” and “ludo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,246
- “lixo” frequency rank
- #47,465
- “ludo” frequency rank
- 48711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lixo | ludo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tudo o que se varre para limpar uma casa | jogo |
Where the eye mixes lixo and ludo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lixo and ludo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lixo and ludo
A purely visual mix-up. lixo (/ˈli.ʃu/) and ludo (/ˈlu.dɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lixo is recorded at frequency rank #1,246, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.ʃu/. ludo is at rank #47,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.dɔ/.
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 48711, this pair ranks #16,448 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lixo vs ludo
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lixo": ix. Private to "ludo": du.
"lixo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lixo" and "ludo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lixo" or "ludo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lixo" and "ludo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lixo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ludo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,448 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lixo" and "ludo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lúdico vs ludo". 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 #16,448 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.