levasvslilásWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

“levas” is a verb and “lilás” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,726
“levas” frequency rank
#26,800
“lilás” frequency rank
52526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levas lilás
Definition segunda pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo levar planta da família das Oleáceas com flores arroxeadas

Letter map: levas vs lilás

Shared letters muted; letters that set levas and lilás apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
levas
5 ch
lilás

Grammar separator: levas vs lilás

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levas is averb and lilásanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levas is recorded at frequency rank #25,726, classified as averb. lilás is at rank #26,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈlaʃ/.

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 52526, this pair ranks #12,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of levas vs lilás

Shared letters: ls. Private to "levas": aev. Private to "lilás": .

"levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lilás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levaselvas · leavs · levass · levsa · levvas · llevas · lveas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "levas" and "lilás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "levas" is a verb and "lilás" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "levas" vs "lilás" - which ranks higher?
"levas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,726 in our Portuguese list, against #26,800 for "lilás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "levas" and "lilás". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "levas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lilás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levas" and "lilás" 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 #12,700 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