Which to use
“leave” and “leste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,377
- “leave” frequency rank
- #1,051
- “leste” frequency rank
- 16428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | leste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | permissão para deixar o posto | um dos pontos cardeais, oposto ao oeste, equivalente ao lado direito |
Where the eye mixes leave and leste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. leave (CVVCV) and leste (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between leave and leste
A purely visual mix-up. leave (/liːv/) and leste (/ˈlɛʃ.tɨ/) 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 16428, 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/. leste is at rank #1,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛʃ.tɨ/.
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 16428, this pair ranks #55,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs leste
Shared letters: el. Private to "leave": av. Private to "leste": st.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "leste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leave" for "leste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leave" or "leste"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leave" and "leste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "leste" 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 #55,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.