Which to use
“lato” and “leto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,703
- “lato” frequency rank
- #33,915
- “leto” frequency rank
- 56618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lato | leto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verão | verão: |
Letter map: lato vs leto
Shared letters muted; letters that set lato and leto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lato and leto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: lato and leto
lato and leto 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 a single letter - a in “lato” becomes e in “leto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lato is recorded at frequency rank #22,703, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlatɔ/. leto is at rank #33,915, tagged as anoun.
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 56618, this pair ranks #9,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lato vs leto
Shared letters: lot. Private to "lato": a. Private to "leto": e.
"lato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lato" and "leto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lato" vs "leto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "lato" vs "leto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lato" and "leto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leto vs ludo". 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 #9,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.