Which to use
“leave” and “leite” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,377
- “leave” frequency rank
- #1,711
- “leite” frequency rank
- 17088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | leite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | permissão para deixar o posto | líquido branco segregado pelas glândulas mamárias, existentes nas fêmeas dos mamíferos |
Where the eye mixes leave and leite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leave vs leite
A purely visual mix-up. leave (/liːv/) and leite (/ˈlej.te/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leave is recorded at frequency rank #15,377, classified as anoun, pronounced /liːv/. leite is at rank #1,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlej.te/.
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 17088, this pair ranks #54,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs leite
Shared letters: el. Private to "leave": av. Private to "leite": it.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "leite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leave" and "leite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leave" vs "leite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "leite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least vs leave". 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 #54,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.