# leach vs legacy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leach
*noun · IPA /liːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #20,983*
A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

### legacy
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛɡəsi/ · frequency rank #3,825*
Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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