Which to use
“lenha” and “leva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,743
- “lenha” frequency rank
- #870
- “leva” frequency rank
- 11613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lenha | leva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer pedaço de madeira utilizado como combustível | ato de levantar a âncora |
Where the eye mixes lenha and leva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lenha vs leva
A purely visual mix-up. lenha (/ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/) and leva (/ˈlɛ.vɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11613, 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/. leva is at rank #870, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɐ/.
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 11613, this pair ranks #61,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lenha vs leva
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lenha": hn. Private to "leva": v.
"lenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lenha" and "leva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lenha" vs "leva" - which ranks higher?
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 "leva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lenha" and "leva" 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 #61,201 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.