Which to use
“leave” and “levy” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,377
- “leave” frequency rank
- #11,489
- “levy” frequency rank
- 26866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | levy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | permissão para deixar o posto | arrecadação |
Where the eye mixes leave and levy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leave and levy
A purely visual mix-up. leave (/liːv/) and levy (/ˈlɛ.vi/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26866, 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/. levy is at rank #11,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vi/.
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 26866, this pair ranks #42,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs levy
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leave": a. Private to "levy": y.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "levy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leave" and "levy" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "leave" or "levy" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "levy" 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 #42,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.