lepravsletraWhat's the difference?

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Which to use

“lepra” and “letra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,788
“lepra” frequency rank
#2,238
“letra” frequency rank
41026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lepra letra
Definition na Antiguidade, designação de diversas doenças de pele, especialmente as de caráter crônico ou contagioso representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lepra and letra apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
lepra
5 ch
letra

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

lepra and letra are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - p in “lepra” becomes t in “letra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lepra is recorded at frequency rank #38,788, classified as anoun. 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 41026, this pair ranks #24,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lepra vs letra

Shared letters: aelr. Private to "lepra": p. Private to "letra": t.

"lepra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "letra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lepra ← elpra · lepar · leppra · leprra · lerpa · llepra · lpera
  • letra ← eltra · lerta · letar · letrra · lettra · lletra · ltera

Frequency comparison

lepra#38,788
letra#2,238

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lepra" and "letra" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - p in “lepra” becomes t in “letra”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "lepra" or "letra"?
"letra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,238 in our Portuguese list, against #38,788 for "lepra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering lepra vs letra

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lepra” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list