Which to use
“leagues” and “ledges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,310
- “leagues” frequency rank
- #40,779
- “ledges” frequency rank
- 49089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leagues | ledges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of league | plural of ledge |
Where the eye mixes leagues and ledges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. leagues runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against ledges's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses leagues with ledges
A purely visual mix-up. leagues (/liːɡz/) and ledges (/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leagues is recorded at frequency rank #8,310, classified as anoun, pronounced /liːɡz/. ledges is at rank #40,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/.
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 49089, this pair ranks #186,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leagues vs ledges
Shared letters: egls. Private to "leagues": au. Private to "ledges": d.
"leagues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "ledges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leagues" and "ledges" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leagues" or "ledges"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leagues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ledges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leagues" and "ledges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledges vs lodger". 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 #186,954 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.