Which to use
“lhe” is a pronoun and “like” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #322
- “lhe” frequency rank
- #2,734
- “like” frequency rank
- 3056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lhe | like |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do singular (ele, ela, você) | como, feito |
Where the eye mixes lhe and like
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lhe with like
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lhe is /ʎɨ/ while like is /laɪk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lhe is recorded at frequency rank #322, classified as apron, pronounced /ʎɨ/. like is at rank #2,734, tagged as anadv, pronounced /laɪk/.
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 3056, this pair ranks #72,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lhe vs like
Shared letters: el. Private to "lhe": h. Private to "like": ik.
"lhe" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "like" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- like ← ilke · liek · likke · lkie · llike
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lhe" and "like" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lhe" or "like"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lhe" and "like" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "like" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lhe" and "like" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lied vs like". 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 #72,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.