Which to use
“ledge” and “lee” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,956
- “ledge” frequency rank
- #1,905
- “lee” frequency rank
- 18861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledge | lee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface. | A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. |
Where the eye mixes ledge and lee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ledge with lee
A purely visual mix-up. ledge (/lɛd͡ʒ/) and lee (/liː/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ledge is recorded at frequency rank #16,956, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛd͡ʒ/. lee is at rank #1,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced /liː/.
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 18861, this pair ranks #442,107 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ledge vs lee
Shared letters: el. Private to "ledge": dg. Private to "lee": -.
"ledge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lee" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ledge ← eldge · ldege · leddge · ledeg · ledgge · legde · lledge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ledge" for "lee" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "ledge" or "lee" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ledge" and "lee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ledge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #442,107 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledge" and "lee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledge 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 #442,107 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.