levarvslevarãoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“levar” and “levarão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#522
“levar” frequency rank
#25,725
“levarão” frequency rank
26247
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levar levarão
Definition transportar consigo terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo levar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set levar and levarão apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
levar
7 ch
levarão

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

levar and levarão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “levar” sits inside “levarão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levar is recorded at frequency rank #522, classified as averb. levarão is at rank #25,725, tagged as averb, pronounced /le.vɐ.ˈɾãw/.

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 26247, this pair ranks #42,937 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of levar vs levarão

Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "levar": -. Private to "levarão": .

"levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "levarão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levarelvar · leavr · levarr · levra · levvar · llevar · lvear

Frequency comparison

levar#522
levarão#25,725

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "levar" and "levarão" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “levar” sits inside “levarão”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "levar" or "levarão"?
"levar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #522 in our Portuguese list, against #25,725 for "levarão". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering levar vs levarão

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “levar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list