Which to use
“le” is an article and “levy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #11,489
- “levy” frequency rank
- 13505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | levy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | arrecadação |
Letter map: le vs levy
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and levy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - le and levy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and levyanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “le” sits inside “levy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. levy is at rank #11,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vi/.
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 13505, this pair ranks #58,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of le vs levy
Shared letters: el. Private to "le": -. Private to "levy": vy.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "levy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levy ← elvy · levvy · levyy · leyv · llevy · lvey
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "le" for "levy" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "le" or "levy" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "le" and "levy".
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "levy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "le vs Lied". 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 #58,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.