Which to use
“leg” is a verb and “leger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,358
- “leg” frequency rank
- #46,108
- “leger” frequency rank
- 53466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | leger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen | leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung) |
Where the eye mixes leg and leger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. leg runs 3 letters (CVC) against leger's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leg and leger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leg is [leːk] while leger is [leˈʒɛːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “leg” sits inside “leger”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leg is recorded at frequency rank #7,358, classified as averb, pronounced [leːk]. leger is at rank #46,108, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈʒɛːɐ̯].
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 53466, this pair ranks #1,056,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs leger
Shared letters: egl. Private to "leg": -. Private to "leger": r.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leger ← elger · leegr · legerr · legger · legre · lgeer · lleger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leg" for "leger" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "leg" or "leger" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leg" and "leger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,056,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "leger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees 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 #1,056,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.