Which to use
“lean” is an adjective and “leto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,804
- “lean” frequency rank
- #33,915
- “leto” frequency rank
- 63719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lean | leto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | magro, sem excessos, sem peso extra, enxuto | verão: |
Letter map: lean vs leto
Shared letters muted; letters that set lean and leto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for lean / leto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lean is anadjective and letoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lean is recorded at frequency rank #29,804, classified as anadj, pronounced /liːn/. leto is at rank #33,915, tagged as anoun.
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 63719, this pair ranks #6,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lean vs leto
Shared letters: el. Private to "lean": an. Private to "leto": ot.
"lean" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "leto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lean" for "leto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lean" or "leto"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "lean" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lean" and "leto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leto vs ludo". 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 #6,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.