Which to use
“lebre” and “leite” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,704
- “lebre” frequency rank
- #1,711
- “leite” frequency rank
- 24415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebre | leite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mamífero da família Leporidae, parente do coelho, maior e mais rápido que este; seu macho é o lebrão | líquido branco segregado pelas glândulas mamárias, existentes nas fêmeas dos mamíferos |
Where the eye mixes lebre and leite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lebre and leite
A purely visual mix-up. lebre ([ˈlɛ.bɾi]) 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 24415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebre is recorded at frequency rank #22,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛ.bɾi]. 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 24415, this pair ranks #45,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebre vs leite
Shared letters: el. Private to "lebre": br. Private to "leite": it.
"lebre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lebre" for "leite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lebre" vs "leite" - 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 "lebre" 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 #45,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebre" and "leite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leben vs lebre". 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 #45,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.