Which to use
“le” is an article and “leo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #4,079
- “leo” frequency rank
- 6095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | leo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | leão |
Letter map: le vs leo
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and leo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for le / leo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and leoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “le” sits inside “leo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. leo is at rank #4,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈle.oː/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 6095, this pair ranks #68,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of le vs leo
Shared letters: el. Private to "le": -. Private to "leo": o.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "leo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "le" for "leo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "le" vs "leo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "le" and "leo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "leo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leo vs ludo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.