# ler vs lie

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lie
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪ/ · frequency rank #31,038*
mentira

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