Which to use
“levada” is a noun and “levar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,111
- “levada” frequency rank
- #522
- “levar” frequency rank
- 5633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levada | levar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de levar | transportar consigo |
Letter map: levada vs levar
Shared letters muted; letters that set levada and levar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - levada and levar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levada is anoun and levaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levada is recorded at frequency rank #5,111, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɨ.ˈva.dɐ/. 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 5633, this pair ranks #68,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levada vs levar
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "levada": d. Private to "levar": r.
"levada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levada" and "levar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "levada" or "levar"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "levada" and "levar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "levada" 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 #68,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levada" and "levar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levar vs logar". 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 #68,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.