Which to use
“lebre” and “leste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,704
- “lebre” frequency rank
- #1,051
- “leste” frequency rank
- 23755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebre | leste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mamífero da família Leporidae, parente do coelho, maior e mais rápido que este; seu macho é o lebrão | um dos pontos cardeais, oposto ao oeste, equivalente ao lado direito |
Where the eye mixes lebre and leste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lebre and leste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lebre vs leste
A purely visual mix-up. lebre ([ˈlɛ.bɾi]) 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 23755, 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]. 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 23755, this pair ranks #46,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebre vs leste
Shared letters: el. Private to "lebre": br. Private to "leste": st.
"lebre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lebre" for "leste" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lebre" or "leste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lebre" and "leste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebre" 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 #46,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebre" and "leste" 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 #46,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.