Which to use
“Legion” is a noun and “lego” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,684
- “Legion” frequency rank
- #11,085
- “lego” frequency rank
- 26769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Legion | lego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches | 1. Person Singular Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legare |
Letter map: Legion vs lego
Shared letters muted; letters that set Legion and lego apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Legion runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against lego's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Legion vs lego
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Legion is anoun and legoaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Legion is recorded at frequency rank #15,684, classified as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡi̯oːn]. lego is at rank #11,085, 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 26769, this pair ranks #1,812,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Legion vs lego
Shared letters: eglo. Private to "Legion": in. Private to "lego": -.
"Legion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Legion" and "lego" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Legion" vs "lego" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Legion" and "lego".
- Full dictionary entry for "Legion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,812,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Legion" and "lego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lego 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 #1,812,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.