Which to use
“leve” and “lime” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,245
- “leve” frequency rank
- #40,652
- “lime” frequency rank
- 41897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leve | lime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem pouco peso | verde-claro |
Where the eye mixes leve and lime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leve with lime
A purely visual mix-up. leve (/ˈlɛ.vɨ/) and lime (/laɪm/, ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leve is recorded at frequency rank #1,245, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛ.vɨ/. lime is at rank #40,652, tagged as anadj, pronounced /laɪm/, ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 41897, this pair ranks #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leve vs lime
Shared letters: el. Private to "leve": v. Private to "lime": im.
"leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lime" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leve" for "lime" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leve" or "lime"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leve" and "lime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leve" and "lime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lied vs lime". 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 #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.