Which to use
“leva” and “leveza” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #870
- “leva” frequency rank
- #20,044
- “leveza” frequency rank
- 20914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | leveza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de levantar a âncora | qualidade de leve: |
Where the eye mixes leva and leveza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leva runs 4 letters (CVCV) against leveza's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses leva with leveza
A purely visual mix-up. leva (/ˈlɛ.vɐ/) and leveza (/lɨ.ˈve.zɐ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20914, 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/. leveza is at rank #20,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɨ.ˈve.zɐ/.
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 20914, this pair ranks #49,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs leveza
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "leva": -. Private to "leveza": z.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leveza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leva" for "leveza" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leva" vs "leveza" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leveza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "leveza" 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 #49,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.