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“leva” and “levas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,930
- “leva” frequency rank
- #43,108
- “levas” frequency rank
- 84038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | levas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de levar anclas. | Forma del plural de leva. |
Where the eye mixes leva and levas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leva runs 4 letters (CVCV) against levas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leva vs levas
A purely visual mix-up. leva ([ˈleβ̞a]) and levas ([ˈleβ̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “leva” sits inside “levas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leva is recorded at frequency rank #40,930, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleβ̞a]. levas is at rank #43,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleβ̞as].
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 84038, this pair ranks #7,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs levas
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "leva": -. Private to "levas": s.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leva" and "levas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leva" or "levas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "levas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs levas". 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 #7,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.