Which to use
“ledge” and “leg” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,956
- “ledge” frequency rank
- #2,215
- “leg” frequency rank
- 19171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledge | leg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface. | A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. |
Where the eye mixes ledge and leg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ledge vs leg
A purely visual mix-up. ledge (/lɛd͡ʒ/) and leg (/lɛɡ/) 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 19171, 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/. leg is at rank #2,215, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡ/.
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 19171, this pair ranks #440,021 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ledge vs leg
Shared letters: egl. Private to "ledge": d. Private to "leg": -.
"ledge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ledge ← eldge · ldege · leddge · ledeg · ledgge · legde · lledge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ledge" and "leg" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "ledge" or "leg" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ledge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,021 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledge" and "leg" 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 #440,021 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.