# leme

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #12,478

## Definitions
1. superfície plana na parte traseira de um barco ou de um avião e que serve para os dirigir
2. governo, direção

## Easily confused with
- **lhe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lhe)
- **ler** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-ler)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-leo)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-let)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lim)
- **Lev** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lev)
- **len** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-len)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lie)
- **lew** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lew)
- **leva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-leva)
- **leve** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-leve)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-live)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-love)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-like)
- **lote** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lote)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-levy)
- **Levi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-levi)
- **lume** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lume)
- **lide** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lide)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leme-vs-lose)

## Common misspellings (5)
`elme`, `leem`, `lemme`, `lleme`, `lmee`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/leme