Which to use
“lesão” and “leva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,219
- “lesão” frequency rank
- #870
- “leva” frequency rank
- 6089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesão | leva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contusão | ato de levantar a âncora |
Where the eye mixes lesão and leva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lesão and leva
A purely visual mix-up. lesão (/lɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and leva (/ˈlɛ.vɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6089, 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/. leva is at rank #870, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɐ/.
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 6089, this pair ranks #68,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lesão vs leva
Shared letters: el. Private to "lesão": osã. Private to "leva": av.
"lesão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leva ← elva · leav · levva · lleva · lvea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lesão" and "leva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lesão" vs "leva" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lesão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesão" and "leva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs leva". 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 #68,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.