Which to use
“lava” is a noun and “levas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,702
- “lava” frequency rank
- #25,726
- “levas” frequency rank
- 29428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lava | levas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designação dada ao material geológico em fusão, com temperatura em geral entre os 600 °C e os 1 250 °C, que um vulcão expele durante uma erupção | segunda pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo levar |
Letter map: lava vs levas
Shared letters muted; letters that set lava and levas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lava and levas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lava is anoun and levasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lava is recorded at frequency rank #3,702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.vɐ/. levas is at rank #25,726, tagged as averb.
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 29428, this pair ranks #39,205 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lava vs levas
Shared letters: alv. Private to "lava": -. Private to "levas": es.
"lava" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lava" for "levas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lava" vs "levas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "lava" vs "levas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lava" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,205 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lava" and "levas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least vs levas". 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 #39,205 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.