Which to use
“le” is an article and “leve” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #1,245
- “leve” frequency rank
- 3261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | que tem pouco peso |
Letter map: le vs leve
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and leve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - le and leve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and leveanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “le” sits inside “leve”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. leve is at rank #1,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɨ/.
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 3261, this pair ranks #71,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of le vs leve
Shared letters: el. Private to "le": -. Private to "leve": v.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leve ← elve · leev · levve · lleve · lvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "le" and "leve" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "le" vs "leve" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "le" and "leve".
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leben vs leve". 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 #71,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.