Which to use
“l” is a pronoun and “le” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,147
- “l” frequency rank
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- 3163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | l | le |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, pronome demonstrativo | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular |
Letter map: l vs le
Shared letters muted; letters that set l and le apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for l / le
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: l is apronoun and leanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “l” sits inside “le”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
l is recorded at frequency rank #1,147, classified as apron. le is at rank #2,016, tagged as anarticle.
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 3163, this pair ranks #72,031 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of l vs le
Shared letters: l. Private to "l": -. Private to "le": e.
"l" · 1 letters · shape C · "le" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "l" for "le" ever safe?
Frequency check: "l" vs "le" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "l" and "le". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "l" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "le" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,031 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "l" and "le" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "le vs Lied". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,031 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.