levadovslevarConfusable pair

Quick tell: levado is a adjective, levar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“levado” is an adjective and “levar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,484
“levado” frequency rank
#522
“levar” frequency rank
3006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levado levar
Definition transportado transportar consigo

Letter map: levado vs levar

Shared letters muted; letters that set levado and levar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. levado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against levar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
levado
5 ch
levar

Role in the sentence - levado and levar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levado is anadjective and levaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levado is recorded at frequency rank #2,484, classified as anadj, pronounced /leˈva.du/. 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 3006, this pair ranks #72,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of levado vs levar

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "levado": do. Private to "levar": r.

"levado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levado ← elvado · leavdo · levaddo · levaod · levdao · levvado · llevado · lveado
  • levar ← elvar · leavr · levarr · levra · levvar · llevar · lvear

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "levado" and "levar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "levado" is an adjective and "levar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "levado" or "levar"?
"levar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #522 in our Portuguese list, against #2,484 for "levado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "levado" and "levar". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "levado" 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 #72,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levado" and "levar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levado vs lixado". 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 #72,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list