# lean vs lion

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lion
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌɪən/ · frequency rank #18,911*
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-lion