Which to use
“lenha” and “lesma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,743
- “lenha” frequency rank
- #39,714
- “lesma” frequency rank
- 50457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lenha | lesma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer pedaço de madeira utilizado como combustível | nome vulgar dos moluscos pulmonados da família dos Limacídeos (mais particularmente os do género Limax Cuvier) |
Where the eye mixes lenha and lesma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lenha vs lesma
A purely visual mix-up. lenha (/ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/) and lesma (/ˈleʒ.mɐ/) 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 50457, 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/. lesma is at rank #39,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈleʒ.mɐ/.
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 50457, this pair ranks #14,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lenha vs lesma
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lenha": hn. Private to "lesma": ms.
"lenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lesma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lenha" for "lesma" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lenha" or "lesma" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lenha" and "lesma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lenha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lenha" and "lesma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lesma vs lhama". 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 #14,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.