famousvsLeagueWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: famous is a adjective, League is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“famous” is an adjective and “League” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,158
“famous” frequency rank
#1,976
“League” frequency rank
43134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature famous League
Definition bekannt, berühmt historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß

Letter map: famous vs League

Shared letters muted; letters that set famous and League apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

6 ch
famous
6 ch
League

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: famous is anadjective and Leagueanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

famous is recorded at frequency rank #41,158, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. League is at rank #1,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 43134, this pair ranks #1,427,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of famous vs League

Shared letters: au. Private to "famous": fmos. Private to "League": egl.

"famous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • famousafmous · fammous · famosu · famouss · famuos · faomus · ffamous · fmaous
  • Leagueelague · laegue · leageu · leaggue · leauge · legaue · lleague

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "famous" and "League" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "famous" is an adjective and "League" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "famous" or "League"?
"League" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,976 in our German list, against #41,158 for "famous". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "famous" and "League". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "famous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "League" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,427,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "famous" and "League" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "famous vs puzzles". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list