levasvslevyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: levas is a verb, levy is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

5 ch
levas
4 ch
levy

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

  • levaselvas · leavs · levass · levsa · levvas · llevas · lveas
  • levyelvy · levvy · levyy · leyv · llevy · lvey

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "levas" and "levy" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "levas" is a verb and "levy" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "levas" vs "levy" - which ranks higher?
"levy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,489 in our Portuguese list, against #25,726 for "levas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list