Which to use
“leve” and “live” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,245
- “leve” frequency rank
- #1,848
- “live” frequency rank
- 3093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leve | live |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem pouco peso | que ocorre no mesmo tempo de fatos que são capturados e transmitidos |
Letter map: leve vs live
Shared letters muted; letters that set leve and live apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: leve and live
leve and live are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “leve” becomes i in “live”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3093, 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/. live is at rank #1,848, tagged as anadj.
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 3093, this pair ranks #72,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leve vs live
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leve": -. Private to "live": i.
"leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "live" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leve" and "live" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "leve" or "live" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leve" and "live".
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "live" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leve" and "live" 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 #72,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.