Which to use
“lado” is a noun and “levado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #199
- “lado” frequency rank
- #2,484
- “levado” frequency rank
- 2683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lado | levado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte direita ou esquerda de qualquer corpo | transportado |
Where the eye mixes lado and levado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lado vs levado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lado is /ˈla.du/ while levado is /leˈva.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 2683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lado is recorded at frequency rank #199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.du/. levado is at rank #2,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced /leˈva.du/.
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 2683, this pair ranks #72,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lado vs levado
Shared letters: adlo. Private to "lado": -. Private to "levado": ev.
"lado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lado" and "levado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lado" or "levado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lado" and "levado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lado". 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 #72,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.