Which to use
“late” is a verb and “lhe” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,276
- “late” frequency rank
- #322
- “lhe” frequency rank
- 12598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | late | lhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do presente do indicativo do verbo latir | pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do singular (ele, ela, você) |
Letter map: late vs lhe
Shared letters muted; letters that set late and lhe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - late and lhe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: late is averb and lheapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
late is recorded at frequency rank #12,276, classified as averb. lhe is at rank #322, tagged as apron, pronounced /ʎɨ/.
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 12598, this pair ranks #59,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of late vs lhe
Shared letters: el. Private to "late": at. Private to "lhe": h.
"late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lhe" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- late ← alte · laet · latte · llate · ltae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "late" and "lhe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "late" vs "lhe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "late" vs "lhe" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "late" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "late" and "lhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs late". 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 #59,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.