# leva vs luva

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### leva
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛ.vɐ/ · frequency rank #870*
ato de levantar a âncora

### luva
*noun · IPA /ˈlu.vɐ/ · frequency rank #14,182*
peça de vestuário para a mão

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/leva-vs-luva