Which to use
“leme” and “leto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,478
- “leme” frequency rank
- #33,915
- “leto” frequency rank
- 46393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leme | leto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | superfície plana na parte traseira de um barco ou de um avião e que serve para os dirigir | verão: |
Letter map: leme vs leto
Shared letters muted; letters that set leme and leto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. leme and leto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: leme and leto
leme and leto 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 46393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leme is recorded at frequency rank #12,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.mɨ/. leto is at rank #33,915, 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 46393, this pair ranks #18,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leme vs leto
Shared letters: el. Private to "leme": m. Private to "leto": ot.
"leme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "leme" and "leto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "leme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leme" and "leto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leto vs ludo". 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 #18,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.