Which to use
“lhes” is a pronoun and “ls” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,095
- “lhes” frequency rank
- #27,923
- “ls” frequency rank
- 29018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lhes | ls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do plural (eles, elas, vocês) | os, artigo definido masculino plural: |
Letter map: lhes vs ls
Shared letters muted; letters that set lhes and ls apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lhes runs 4 letters (CCVC) against ls's 2 (CC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: lhes vs ls
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lhes is apronoun and lsanarticle. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lhes is recorded at frequency rank #1,095, classified as apron. ls is at rank #27,923, tagged as anarticle.
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 29018, this pair ranks #39,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lhes vs ls
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lhes": eh. Private to "ls": -.
"lhes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "ls" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lhes ← hles · lehs · lhess · lhhes · lhse · llhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lhes" for "ls" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lhes" vs "ls" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lhes" and "ls".
- Full dictionary entry for "lhes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lhes" and "ls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lise vs ls". 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 #39,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.