Which to use
“le” is an article and “lime” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #40,652
- “lime” frequency rank
- 42668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | lime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | verde-claro |
Letter map: le vs lime
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and lime apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - le and lime
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and limeanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. lime is at rank #40,652, tagged as anadj, pronounced /laɪm/, 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 42668, this pair ranks #23,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of le vs lime
Shared letters: el. Private to "le": -. Private to "lime": im.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "lime" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lime ← ilme · liem · limme · llime · lmie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "le" for "lime" ever safe?
Frequency check: "le" vs "lime" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "le" and "lime". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "lime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lied vs lime". 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 #23,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.