Which to use
“leva” is a noun and “live” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #870
- “leva” frequency rank
- #1,848
- “live” frequency rank
- 2718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | live |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de levantar a âncora | que ocorre no mesmo tempo de fatos que são capturados e transmitidos |
Letter map: leva vs live
Shared letters muted; letters that set leva and live apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - leva and live
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leva is anoun and liveanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2718, 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/. live is at rank #1,848, tagged as anadj.
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 2718, this pair ranks #72,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs live
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leva": a. Private to "live": i.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "live" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leva" and "live" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "leva" or "live" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "leva" vs "live" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "live" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "live" 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 #72,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.