# leal vs letal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### leal
*adjective · IPA /ˈljaɫ/ · frequency rank #6,202*
que cumpre as suas promessas

### letal
*adjective · IPA /lɨ.ˈtaɫ/ · frequency rank #12,094*
relativo à morte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leal-vs-letal