# leo vs ler

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### leo
*noun · IPA /ˈle.oː/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #4,079*
leão

### ler
*verb · IPA /ˈleɾ/ · frequency rank #648*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leo-vs-ler