lajevsliseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“laje” and “lise” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,102
“laje” frequency rank
#39,238
“lise” frequency rank
55340
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laje lise
Definition rocha plana redução gradativa do estado febril e de seus sintomas

Letter map: laje vs lise

Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and lise apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laje and lise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
laje
4 ch
lise

Corpus notes: laje and lise

laje and lise 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 55340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. lise is at rank #39,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.zi/.

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 55340, this pair ranks #10,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of laje vs lise

Shared letters: el. Private to "laje": aj. Private to "lise": is.

"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lise" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laje ← alje · laej · lajje · ljae · llaje
  • lise ← ilse · lies · lisse · llise · lsie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laje" for "lise" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "laje" vs "lise" - which ranks higher?
"laje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,102 in our Portuguese list, against #39,238 for "lise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "laje" and "lise". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laje" and "lise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lied vs lise". 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 #10,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list