Which to use
“lunar” and “lunares” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,935
- “lunar” frequency rank
- #45,444
- “lunares” frequency rank
- 58379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lunar | lunares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo à Lua, da Lua | plural de lunar |
Where the eye mixes lunar and lunares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lunar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lunares's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lunar and lunares
A purely visual mix-up. lunar (/lu.ˈnaɾ/) and lunares (/luˈnaɾis/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lunar” sits inside “lunares”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lunar is recorded at frequency rank #12,935, classified as anadj, pronounced /lu.ˈnaɾ/. lunares is at rank #45,444, tagged as anadj, pronounced /luˈnaɾis/.
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 58379, this pair ranks #8,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lunar vs lunares
Shared letters: alnru. Private to "lunar": -. Private to "lunares": es.
"lunar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lunares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lunar" and "lunares" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lunar" or "lunares" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lunar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lunar" and "lunares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logar vs lunar". 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 #8,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.