# leite vs lie

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### leite
*noun · IPA /ˈlej.te/ · frequency rank #1,711*
líquido branco segregado pelas glândulas mamárias, existentes nas fêmeas dos mamíferos

### lie
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪ/ · frequency rank #31,038*
mentira

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leite-vs-lie