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“leaved” and “legged” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,731
- “leaved” frequency rank
- #14,982
- “legged” frequency rank
- 56713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaved | legged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a leaf, leaves or folds. | Having legs of a certain specified type or number. |
Where the eye mixes leaved and legged
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leaved and legged
A purely visual mix-up. leaved (/liːvd/) and legged (/ˈlɛɡɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaved is recorded at frequency rank #41,731, classified as anadj, pronounced /liːvd/. 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 56713, this pair ranks #124,258 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leaved vs legged
Shared letters: del. Private to "leaved": av. Private to "legged": g.
"leaved" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "legged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leaved" for "legged" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "leaved" 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 #124,258 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaved" and "legged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs leaved". 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 #124,258 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.