# lean vs leave

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### lean
*adjective · IPA /liːn/ · frequency rank #29,804*
magro, sem excessos, sem peso extra, enxuto

### leave
*noun · IPA /liːv/ · frequency rank #15,377*
permissão para deixar o posto

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