Which to use
“leto” is a noun and “leve” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,915
- “leto” frequency rank
- #1,245
- “leve” frequency rank
- 35160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leto | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verão: | que tem pouco peso |
Letter map: leto vs leve
Shared letters muted; letters that set leto and leve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. leto and leve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: leto vs leve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leto is anoun and leveanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leto is recorded at frequency rank #33,915, classified as anoun. leve is at rank #1,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɨ/.
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 35160, this pair ranks #31,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leto vs leve
Shared letters: el. Private to "leto": ot. Private to "leve": v.
"leto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leto" and "leve" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "leto" or "leve" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "leto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leto" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leto vs ludo". 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 #31,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.