Which to use
“le” is an article and “lume” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #22,378
- “lume” frequency rank
- 24394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | lume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | fogo |
Letter map: le vs lume
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and lume apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - le and lume
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and lumeanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. lume is at rank #22,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.mɨ/.
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 24394, this pair ranks #45,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of le vs lume
Shared letters: el. Private to "le": -. Private to "lume": mu.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "lume" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lume ← llume · lmue · luem · lumme · ulme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "le" and "lume" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "le" or "lume"?
What to do next
You've compared "le" and "lume". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "lume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ludo vs lume". 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 #45,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.