levavslexWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#40,930
“leva” frequency rank
#19,783
“lex” frequency rank
60713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leva lex
Definition Acción y efecto de levar anclas. Proyecto de ley presentado ante el pueblo.

Where the eye mixes leva and lex

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
leva
3 ch
lex

Look-alike desk: leva vs lex

A purely visual mix-up. leva ([ˈleβ̞a]) and lex ([leːks]) 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 60713, 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]. lex is at rank #19,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leːks].

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 60713, this pair ranks #57,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of leva vs lex

Shared letters: el. Private to "leva": av. Private to "lex": x.

"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levaleav · levva · lleva · lvea

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "leva" and "lex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈleβ̞a] versus [leːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "leva" or "lex"?
"lex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,783 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "leva" and "lex" 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 "lex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leva" and "lex" 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 #57,989 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