Which to use
“late” is a verb and “leme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- #12,478
- “leme” frequency rank
- 24754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | late | leme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir | superfície plana na parte traseira de um barco ou de um avião e que serve para os dirigir |
Letter map: late vs leme
Shared letters muted; letters that set late and leme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - late and leme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: late is averb and lemeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
late is recorded at frequency rank #12,276, classified as averb. leme is at rank #12,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.mɨ/.
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 24754, this pair ranks #44,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of late vs leme
Shared letters: el. Private to "late": at. Private to "leme": m.
"late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "late" and "leme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "late" vs "leme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "late" and "leme".
- Full dictionary entry for "late" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "late" and "leme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leben vs leme". 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 #44,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.