Which to use
“lesão” and “leste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,219
- “lesão” frequency rank
- #1,051
- “leste” frequency rank
- 6270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesão | leste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contusão | um dos pontos cardeais, oposto ao oeste, equivalente ao lado direito |
Where the eye mixes lesão and leste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lesão vs leste
A purely visual mix-up. lesão (/lɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and leste (/ˈlɛʃ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lesão is recorded at frequency rank #5,219, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. 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 6270, this pair ranks #68,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lesão vs leste
Shared letters: els. Private to "lesão": oã. Private to "leste": t.
"lesão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "leste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leste ← elste · leset · lesste · lestte · letse · lleste · lsete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lesão" for "leste" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lesão" or "leste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lesão" and "leste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lesão" 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 #68,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesão" 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 #68,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.