Which to use
“let” is a noun and “letal” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,782
- “let” frequency rank
- #12,094
- “letal” frequency rank
- 18876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | let | letal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obstáculo | relativo à morte |
Where the eye mixes let and letal
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: let vs letal
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: let is /lɛt/ Áudio (EUA)^(fonte ?) while letal is /lɨ.ˈtaɫ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “let” sits inside “letal”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
let is recorded at frequency rank #6,782, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛt/ Áudio (EUA)^(fonte ?). letal is at rank #12,094, tagged as anadj, pronounced /lɨ.ˈtaɫ/.
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 18876, this pair ranks #51,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of let vs letal
Shared letters: elt. Private to "let": -. Private to "letal": a.
"let" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "letal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- letal ← eltal · leatl · letall · letla · lettal · lletal · lteal
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "let" and "letal" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "let" vs "letal" - 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 "let" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "let" and "letal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least vs let". 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 #51,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.