Which to use
“lead” is an adjective and “levas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,835
- “lead” frequency rank
- #25,726
- “levas” frequency rank
- 43561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lead | levas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mais importante | segunda pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo levar |
Letter map: lead vs levas
Shared letters muted; letters that set lead and levas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lead and levas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lead is anadjective and levasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43561, 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/. levas is at rank #25,726, tagged as averb.
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 43561, this pair ranks #22,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lead vs levas
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lead": d. Private to "levas": sv.
"lead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lead" for "levas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lead" vs "levas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "lead" and "levas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lead" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lead" and "levas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least vs levas". 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 #22,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.