Which to use
“laço” and “leto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,518
- “laço” frequency rank
- #33,915
- “leto” frequency rank
- 43433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laço | leto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nó que se desata facilmente | verão: |
Letter map: laço vs leto
Shared letters muted; letters that set laço and leto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laço and leto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - laço / leto
laço and leto are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laço is recorded at frequency rank #9,518, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.su/. leto is at rank #33,915, tagged as anoun.
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 43433, this pair ranks #22,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laço vs leto
Shared letters: lo. Private to "laço": aç. Private to "leto": et.
"laço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leto ← elto · leot · letto · lleto · lteo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laço" for "leto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laço" vs "leto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laço" and "leto".
- Full dictionary entry for "laço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laço" and "leto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leto vs ludo". 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 #22,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.