Which to use
“lavado” and “levado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,350
- “lavado” frequency rank
- #2,484
- “levado” frequency rank
- 22834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavado | levado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se lavou | transportado |
Where the eye mixes lavado and levado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lavado vs levado
A purely visual mix-up. lavado (/lɐ.ˈva.du/) and levado (/leˈva.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “lavado” becomes e in “levado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavado is recorded at frequency rank #20,350, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɐ.ˈva.du/. levado is at rank #2,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced /leˈva.du/.
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 22834, this pair ranks #47,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lavado vs levado
Shared letters: adlov. Private to "lavado": -. Private to "levado": e.
"lavado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "levado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lavado" and "levado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lavado" vs "levado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavado" and "levado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latido vs lavado". 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 #47,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.