# ler vs lew

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ler
*verb · IPA /ˈleɾ/ · frequency rank #648*
interpretar o que está escrito

### lew
*noun · IPA /lɛf/ · frequency rank #37,890*
leão

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ler-vs-lew