Which to use
“le” is an article and “lote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #9,216
- “lote” frequency rank
- 11232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | lote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | objeto ou reunião de objetos que se leiloam de cada vez |
Letter map: le vs lote
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and lote apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for le / lote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and loteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. lote is at rank #9,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔ.tɨ/.
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 11232, this pair ranks #61,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of le vs lote
Shared letters: el. Private to "le": -. Private to "lote": ot.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "lote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lote ← llote · loet · lotte · ltoe · olte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "le" for "lote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "le" or "lote"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "le" and "lote".
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "lote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs lote". 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 #61,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.