Which to use
“lead” and “levado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,835
- “lead” frequency rank
- #2,484
- “levado” frequency rank
- 20319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lead | levado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mais importante | transportado |
Where the eye mixes lead and levado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lead vs levado
A purely visual mix-up. lead (AFI: /lɛd/) and levado (/leˈva.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20319, 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/. levado is at rank #2,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced /leˈva.du/.
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 20319, this pair ranks #50,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lead vs levado
Shared letters: adel. Private to "lead": -. Private to "levado": ov.
"lead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "levado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lead" and "levado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lead" or "levado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lead" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lead" and "levado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lead vs least". 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 #50,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.