Which to use
“leave” is a verb and “lente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,123
- “leave” frequency rank
- #13,946
- “lente” frequency rank
- 49069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | lente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salir. | Disco de vidrio u otra sustancia transparente que por su forma refracta la luz procedente de un objeto y forma una imagen de éste. |
Where the eye mixes leave and lente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. leave (CVVCV) and lente (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: leave vs lente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leave is /liːv/ while lente is [ˈlẽn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leave is recorded at frequency rank #35,123, classified as averb, pronounced /liːv/. lente is at rank #13,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlẽn̪t̪e].
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 49069, this pair ranks #110,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs lente
Shared letters: el. Private to "leave": av. Private to "lente": nt.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leave" for "lente" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "leave" or "lente" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "lente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leave vs leone". 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 #110,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.