LeaguevsunitedTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#1,976
“League” frequency rank
#6,115
“united” frequency rank
8091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature League united
Definition historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite

Letter map: League vs united

Shared letters muted; letters that set League and united apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. League (CVVCVV) and united (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
League
6 ch
united

Grammar separator: League vs united

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: League is anoun and unitedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

League is recorded at frequency rank #1,976, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. united is at rank #6,115, tagged as averb, 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 8091, this pair ranks #1,985,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of League vs united

Shared letters: eu. Private to "League": agl. Private to "united": dint.

"League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "united" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Leagueelague · laegue · leageu · leaggue · leauge · legaue · lleague
  • unitednuited · uinted · unietd · unitde · unitedd · unitted · unnited · untied

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "League" and "united" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "League" is a noun and "united" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "League" or "united"?
"League" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,976 in our German list, against #6,115 for "united". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "League" and "united".

  • Full dictionary entry for "League" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "united" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,985,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "League" and "united" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs united". 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 #1,985,676 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