Lev vs ls, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#29,411
“Lev” frequency rank: #27,923
“ls” frequency rank: 57334
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Lev	ls
Definition	Leão, quinto signo do zodíaco	os, artigo definido masculino plural:

Letter map: Lev vs ls

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

3 ch

Lev

2 ch

Role in the sentence - Lev and ls

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lev is anoun and lsanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57334, 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/. 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 57334, this pair ranks #9,418 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lev vs ls

Shared letters: l. Private to "Lev": ev. Private to "ls": s.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Lev" for "ls" ever safe?

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

Frequency check: "Lev" vs "ls" - which ranks higher?

"ls" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,923 in our Portuguese list, against #29,411 for "Lev". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "Lev" 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 #9,418 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Lev" and "ls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lev vs Lied". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #9,418 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.