Which to use
“leque” and “leste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,885
- “leque” frequency rank
- #1,051
- “leste” frequency rank
- 15936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leque | leste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ventarola que se abre e se fecha pela sobreposição das suas varetas | um dos pontos cardeais, oposto ao oeste, equivalente ao lado direito |
Letter map: leque vs leste
Shared letters muted; letters that set leque and leste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. leque (CVCVV) and leste (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - leque / leste
leque and leste 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leque is recorded at frequency rank #14,885, classified as anoun. leste is at rank #1,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛʃ.tɨ/.
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 15936, this pair ranks #55,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leque vs leste
Shared letters: el. Private to "leque": qu. Private to "leste": st.
"leque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "leste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "leque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leque" and "leste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least vs leste". 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 #55,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.