Which to use
“leaker” is a noun and “leger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,319
- “leaker” frequency rank
- #42,234
- “leger” frequency rank
- 90553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaker | leger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Somebody who leaks information. | Light; slender, slim; trivial. |
Letter map: leaker vs leger
Shared letters muted; letters that set leaker and leger apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. leaker runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against leger's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: leaker vs leger
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leaker is anoun and legeranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaker is recorded at frequency rank #48,319, classified as anoun. leger is at rank #42,234, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
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 90553, this pair ranks #4,078 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leaker vs leger
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leaker": ak. Private to "leger": g.
"leaker" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leaker" for "leger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leaker" vs "leger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leaker" and "leger".
- Full dictionary entry for "leaker" 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 #4,078 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaker" and "leger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs leaker". 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 #4,078 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.