Which to use
“leave” and “Lev” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,377
- “leave” frequency rank
- #29,411
- “Lev” frequency rank
- 44788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | Lev |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | permissão para deixar o posto | Leão, quinto signo do zodíaco |
Where the eye mixes leave and Lev
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leave with Lev
A purely visual mix-up. leave (/liːv/) and Lev (/lɛu̯/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44788, 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/. Lev is at rank #29,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛu̯/.
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 44788, this pair ranks #20,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs Lev
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leave": a. Private to "Lev": -.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Lev" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leave ← elave · laeve · leaev · leavve · levae · lleave
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leave" for "Lev" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leave" vs "Lev" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Lev" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "Lev" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lev vs Lied". 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 #20,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.