Lev vs lhes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Lev” is a noun and “lhes” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,411
“Lev” frequency rank: #1,095
“lhes” frequency rank: 30506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Lev	lhes
Definition	Leão, quinto signo do zodíaco	pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do plural (eles, elas, vocês)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Lev and lhes apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

Lev

4 ch

lhes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lev is anoun and lhesapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lev is recorded at frequency rank #29,411, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛu̯/. lhes is at rank #1,095, tagged as apron.

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 30506, this pair ranks #37,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Lev vs lhes

Shared letters: el. Private to "Lev": v. Private to "lhes": hs.

"Lev" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lhes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

lhes ← hles · lehs · lhess · lhhes · lhse · llhes

Frequency comparison

Lev#29,411

lhes#1,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Lev" and "lhes" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Lev" is a noun and "lhes" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Lev" or "lhes"?

"lhes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,095 in our Portuguese list, against #29,411 for "Lev". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Lev vs lhes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Lev”; for a pronoun, it's “lhes”.
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