Which to use
“lhes” is a pronoun and “Luis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,095
- “lhes” frequency rank
- #2,383
- “Luis” frequency rank
- 3478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lhes | Luis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal dativo, de dois gêneros, da terceira pessoa do plural (eles, elas, vocês) | Luís |
Letter map: lhes vs Luis
Shared letters muted; letters that set lhes and Luis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lhes (CCVC) and Luis (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: lhes vs Luis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lhes is apronoun and Luisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lhes is recorded at frequency rank #1,095, classified as apron. Luis is at rank #2,383, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'lwjs/..
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 3478, this pair ranks #71,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lhes vs Luis
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lhes": eh. Private to "Luis": iu.
"lhes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Luis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lhes" and "Luis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lhes" or "Luis" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "lhes" and "Luis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lhes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lhes" and "Luis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ludo vs Luis". 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 #71,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.