Which to use
“levar” is a verb and “leve” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #522
- “levar” frequency rank
- #1,245
- “leve” frequency rank
- 1767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levar | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transportar consigo | que tem pouco peso |
Letter map: levar vs leve
Shared letters muted; letters that set levar and leve apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for levar / leve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levar is averb and leveanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levar is recorded at frequency rank #522, classified as averb. leve is at rank #1,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɨ/.
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 1767, this pair ranks #73,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levar vs leve
Shared letters: elv. Private to "levar": ar. Private to "leve": -.
"levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levar" and "leve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "levar" vs "leve" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "levar" vs "leve" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "levar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levar" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leben vs leve". 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 #73,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.