Which to use
“ler” is a verb and “lhes” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #648
- “ler” frequency rank
- #1,095
- “lhes” frequency rank
- 1743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | lhes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interpretar o que está escrito | pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do plural (eles, elas, vocês) |
Letter map: ler vs lhes
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and lhes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ler runs 3 letters (CVC) against lhes's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for ler / lhes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ler is averb and lhesapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #648, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈleɾ/. lhes is at rank #1,095, tagged as apron.
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 1743, this pair ranks #73,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs lhes
Shared letters: el. Private to "ler": r. Private to "lhes": hs.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lhes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lhes ← hles · lehs · lhess · lhhes · lhse · llhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ler" and "lhes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ler" or "lhes"?
After this comparison
Pair "ler" vs "lhes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lhes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "lhes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lhes vs Lied". 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 #73,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.