let vs ls, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“let” is a noun and “ls” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,782
“let” frequency rank: #27,923
“ls” frequency rank: 34705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	let	ls
Definition	obstáculo	os, artigo definido masculino plural:

Letter map: let vs ls

Shared letters muted; letters that set let and ls apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

let

2 ch

Part-of-speech tell for let / ls

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: let is anoun and lsanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34705, 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 ?). ls is at rank #27,923, tagged as anarticle.

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 34705, this pair ranks #32,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of let vs ls

Shared letters: l. Private to "let": et. Private to "ls": s.

"let" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ls" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "let" and "ls" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "let" is a noun and "ls" an article, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "let" or "ls" show up more?

"let" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,782 in our Portuguese list, against #27,923 for "ls". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "let" and "ls".

Full dictionary entry for "let" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #32,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"let" and "ls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lise vs ls". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #32,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.