lepravslevaTell them apart

Which to use

“lepra” and “leva” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,547
“lepra” frequency rank
#40,930
“leva” frequency rank
71477
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lepra leva
Definition Enfermedad infecciosa de la piel y los nervios que se manifiesta por tubérculos, úlceras y manchas. Acción y efecto de levar anclas.

Where the eye mixes lepra and leva

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lepra
4 ch
leva

Visual trap between lepra and leva

A purely visual mix-up. lepra ([ˈlepɾa]) and leva ([ˈleβ̞a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lepra is recorded at frequency rank #30,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlepɾa]. leva is at rank #40,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleβ̞a].

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 71477, this pair ranks #27,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lepra vs leva

Shared letters: ael. Private to "lepra": pr. Private to "leva": v.

"lepra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lepraelpra · lepar · leppra · leprra · lerpa · llepra · lpera
  • levaleav · levva · lleva · lvea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lepra" and "leva" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlepɾa] versus [ˈleβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lepra" vs "leva" - which ranks higher?
"lepra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,547 in our Spanish list, against #40,930 for "leva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "lepra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "leva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lepra" and "leva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leva vs Lyra". 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 #27,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list