# lean vs lew

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/lean-vs-lew