# leal vs lew

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lew
*noun · IPA /lɛf/ · frequency rank #37,890*
leão

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