Which to use
“lesão” is a noun and “levar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,219
- “lesão” frequency rank
- #522
- “levar” frequency rank
- 5741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesão | levar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contusão | transportar consigo |
Letter map: lesão vs levar
Shared letters muted; letters that set lesão and levar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: lesão vs levar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lesão is anoun and levaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5741, 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/. levar is at rank #522, tagged as averb.
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 5741, this pair ranks #68,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lesão vs levar
Shared letters: el. Private to "lesão": osã. Private to "levar": arv.
"lesão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levar ← elvar · leavr · levarr · levra · levvar · llevar · lvear
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lesão" for "levar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lesão" vs "levar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lesão" and "levar".
- Full dictionary entry for "lesão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesão" and "levar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lesão vs lesma". 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 #68,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.