Which to use
“lead” is an adjective and “leto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,835
- “lead” frequency rank
- #33,915
- “leto” frequency rank
- 51750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lead | leto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mais importante | verão: |
Letter map: lead vs leto
Shared letters muted; letters that set lead and leto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lead (CVVC) and leto (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for lead / leto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lead is anadjective and letoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lead is recorded at frequency rank #17,835, classified as anadj, pronounced AFI: /lɛd/. leto is at rank #33,915, tagged as anoun.
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 51750, this pair ranks #13,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lead vs leto
Shared letters: el. Private to "lead": ad. Private to "leto": ot.
"lead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "leto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lead" for "leto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lead" or "leto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "lead" vs "leto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lead" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lead" and "leto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leto vs ludo". 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 #13,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.