Which to use
“levas” is a verb and “levy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,726
- “levas” frequency rank
- #11,489
- “levy” frequency rank
- 37215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levas | levy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo levar | arrecadação |
Letter map: levas vs levy
Shared letters muted; letters that set levas and levy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for levas / levy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levas is averb and levyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levas is recorded at frequency rank #25,726, classified as averb. levy is at rank #11,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vi/.
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 37215, this pair ranks #29,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of levas vs levy
Shared letters: elv. Private to "levas": as. Private to "levy": y.
"levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "levy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "levas" and "levy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "levas" vs "levy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "levas" vs "levy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "levas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levas" and "levy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "least 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 #29,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.