LeaguevsprojectWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“League” and “project” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,976
“League” frequency rank
#10,153
“project” frequency rank
12129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature League project
Definition historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß Projekt

Letter map: League vs project

Shared letters muted; letters that set League and project apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. League runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against project's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
League
7 ch
project

Corpus notes: League and project

League and project are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

League is recorded at frequency rank #1,976, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. project is at rank #10,153, 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 12129, this pair ranks #1,966,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of League vs project

Shared letters: e. Private to "League": aglu. Private to "project": cjoprt.

"League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "project" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • League ← elague · laegue · leageu · leaggue · leauge · legaue · lleague
  • project ← porject · pproject · prjoect · proejct · projcet · projecct · projectt · projetc

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "League" for "project" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "League" vs "project" - which ranks higher?
"League" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,976 in our German list, against #10,153 for "project". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "League" vs "project" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "League" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "project" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,966,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "League" and "project" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "project 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

Confusion rank #1,966,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list