Which to use
“lenha” and “lente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,743
- “lenha” frequency rank
- #9,881
- “lente” frequency rank
- 20624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lenha | lente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer pedaço de madeira utilizado como combustível | professor universitário |
Where the eye mixes lenha and lente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lenha and lente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lenha vs lente
A purely visual mix-up. lenha (/ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/) and lente (/ˈlẽ.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 20624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lenha is recorded at frequency rank #10,743, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/. lente is at rank #9,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlẽ.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 20624, this pair ranks #49,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lenha vs lente
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lenha": ah. Private to "lente": t.
"lenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lenha" and "lente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lenha" or "lente"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lenha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lenha" and "lente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lengua vs lenha". 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 #49,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.