Which to use
“leite” is a noun and “lento” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,711
- “leite” frequency rank
- #5,318
- “lento” frequency rank
- 7029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leite | lento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido branco segregado pelas glândulas mamárias, existentes nas fêmeas dos mamíferos | vagaroso |
Where the eye mixes leite and lento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leite with lento
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leite is /ˈlej.te/ while lento is /ˈlẽ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leite is recorded at frequency rank #1,711, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlej.te/. lento is at rank #5,318, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlẽ.tu/.
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 7029, this pair ranks #67,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leite vs lento
Shared letters: elt. Private to "leite": i. Private to "lento": no.
"leite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leite" and "lento" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leite" vs "lento" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leite" and "lento" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leite" and "lento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leite vs lime". 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 #67,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.