Which to use
“leva” and “levada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #870
- “leva” frequency rank
- #5,111
- “levada” frequency rank
- 5981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | levada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de levantar a âncora | ação de levar |
Where the eye mixes leva and levada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leva with levada
A purely visual mix-up. leva (/ˈlɛ.vɐ/) and levada (/lɨ.ˈva.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “leva” sits inside “levada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leva is recorded at frequency rank #870, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɐ/. levada is at rank #5,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɨ.ˈva.dɐ/.
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 5981, this pair ranks #68,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs levada
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "leva": -. Private to "levada": d.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leva" and "levada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leva" vs "levada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leva" and "levada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "levada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs leva". 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 #68,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.