Which to use
“le” is an article and “luz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,016
- “le” frequency rank
- #604
- “luz” frequency rank
- 2620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | le | luz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partícula gramatical usada antes de substantivos ou palavras substantivadas; por geral indica uma coisa em particular | única radiação captada pelo olho humano |
Letter map: le vs luz
Shared letters muted; letters that set le and luz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for le / luz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: le is anarticle and luzanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
le is recorded at frequency rank #2,016, classified as anarticle. luz is at rank #604, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈluʃ/.
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 2620, this pair ranks #72,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of le vs luz
Shared letters: l. Private to "le": e. Private to "luz": uz.
"le" · 2 letters · shape CV · "luz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "le" and "luz". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "le" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "le" and "luz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "le vs Lied". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.