Which to use
“lenha” and “letra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,743
- “lenha” frequency rank
- #2,238
- “letra” frequency rank
- 12981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lenha | letra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer pedaço de madeira utilizado como combustível | representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma |
Where the eye mixes lenha and letra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lenha and letra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lenha and letra
A purely visual mix-up. lenha (/ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/) and letra (/ˈle.tɾɐ/) 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 12981, 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/. letra is at rank #2,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈle.tɾɐ/.
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 12981, this pair ranks #59,460 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lenha vs letra
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lenha": hn. Private to "letra": rt.
"lenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "letra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lenha" and "letra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lenha" or "letra" show up more?
What to do next
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 "letra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,460 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lenha" and "letra" 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 #59,460 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.