Which to use
“leva” is a noun and “leves” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,930
- “leva” frequency rank
- #14,882
- “leves” frequency rank
- 55812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | leves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de levar anclas. | Forma del plural de leve. |
Where the eye mixes leva and leves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. leva runs 4 letters (CVCV) against leves's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leva vs leves
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leva is [ˈleβ̞a] while leves is [ˈleβ̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55812, 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]. leves is at rank #14,882, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleβ̞es].
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 55812, this pair ranks #77,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs leves
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leva": a. Private to "leves": s.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leva" and "leves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "leves" 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 #77,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.