Which to use
“laje” and “leave” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,102
- “laje” frequency rank
- #15,377
- “leave” frequency rank
- 31479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laje | leave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rocha plana | permissão para deixar o posto |
Letter map: laje vs leave
Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and leave apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laje runs 4 letters (CVCV) against leave's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on laje vs leave
laje and leave 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. leave is at rank #15,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced /liːv/.
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 31479, this pair ranks #36,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laje vs leave
Shared letters: ael. Private to "laje": j. Private to "leave": v.
"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laje" and "leave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laje" vs "leave" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "laje" vs "leave" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laje" and "leave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laje". 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 #36,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.