Which to use
“leaked” is a verb and “legged” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,152
- “leaked” frequency rank
- #14,982
- “legged” frequency rank
- 22134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaked | legged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of leak | Having legs of a certain specified type or number. |
Where the eye mixes leaked and legged
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leaked and legged
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leaked is /liːkt/ while legged is /ˈlɛɡɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaked is recorded at frequency rank #7,152, classified as averb, pronounced /liːkt/. legged is at rank #14,982, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛɡɪd/.
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 22134, this pair ranks #418,821 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leaked vs legged
Shared letters: del. Private to "leaked": ak. Private to "legged": g.
"leaked" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "legged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leaked" and "legged" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "leaked" or "legged" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "leaked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,821 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaked" and "legged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legged vs lunged". 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 #418,821 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.