Which to use
“leva” is a noun and “levar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #870
- “leva” frequency rank
- #522
- “levar” frequency rank
- 1392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | levar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de levantar a âncora | transportar consigo |
Letter map: leva vs levar
Shared letters muted; letters that set leva and levar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for leva / levar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leva is anoun and levaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “leva” sits inside “levar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1392, 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/. levar is at rank #522, tagged as averb.
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 1392, this pair ranks #74,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs levar
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "leva": -. Private to "levar": r.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leva" and "levar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leva" or "levar"?
After this comparison
You've compared "leva" and "levar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "levar" 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 #74,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.