Which to use
“lead” and “Legat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,808
- “lead” frequency rank
- #38,255
- “Legat” frequency rank
- 61063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lead | Legat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Blei | römischer Gesandter im Range eines Unterfeldherrn |
Where the eye mixes lead and Legat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lead runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Legat's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lead vs Legat
A purely visual mix-up. lead ([lɛd]) and Legat ([leˈɡaːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lead is recorded at frequency rank #22,808, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɛd]. Legat is at rank #38,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡaːt].
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 61063, this pair ranks #763,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lead vs Legat
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lead": d. Private to "Legat": gt.
"lead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Legat" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lead" and "Legat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lead" or "Legat"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lead" and "Legat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lead" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Legat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #763,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lead" and "Legat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Legat vs leger". 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 #763,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.