Which to use
“lebre” and “leque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,704
- “lebre” frequency rank
- #14,885
- “leque” frequency rank
- 37589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebre | leque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mamífero da família Leporidae, parente do coelho, maior e mais rápido que este; seu macho é o lebrão | ventarola que se abre e se fecha pela sobreposição das suas varetas |
Letter map: lebre vs leque
Shared letters muted; letters that set lebre and leque apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: lebre and leque
lebre and leque are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37589, 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]. leque is at rank #14,885, tagged as anoun.
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 37589, this pair ranks #28,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebre vs leque
Shared letters: el. Private to "lebre": br. Private to "leque": qu.
"lebre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lebre" and "leque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lebre" or "leque" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lebre" and "leque".
- Full dictionary entry for "lebre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebre" and "leque" 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 #28,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.