Which to use
“levada” and “leveza” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,111
- “levada” frequency rank
- #20,044
- “leveza” frequency rank
- 25155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levada | leveza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de levar | qualidade de leve: |
Where the eye mixes levada and leveza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levada with leveza
A purely visual mix-up. levada (/lɨ.ˈva.dɐ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25155, 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/. 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 25155, this pair ranks #44,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of levada vs leveza
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "levada": d. Private to "leveza": z.
"levada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "leveza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "levada" for "leveza" ever safe?
Frequency check: "levada" vs "leveza" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "levada" 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 #44,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levada" and "leveza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levada vs levas". 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 #44,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.