Which to use
“lema” is a noun and “levas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,042
- “lema” frequency rank
- #25,726
- “levas” frequency rank
- 32768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lema | levas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ideia expressa por uma frase que serve de guia ou de motivação para uma pessoa, grupo, seita, país ou nação | segunda pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo levar |
Letter map: lema vs levas
Shared letters muted; letters that set lema and levas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lema / levas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lema is anoun and levasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lema is recorded at frequency rank #7,042, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈle.mɐ/. levas is at rank #25,726, tagged as averb.
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 32768, this pair ranks #34,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lema vs levas
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lema": m. Private to "levas": sv.
"lema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lema" and "levas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lema" or "levas" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "lema" and "levas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lema" and "levas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least vs levas". 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 #34,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.