Which to use
“ledge” and “legs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,956
- “ledge” frequency rank
- #2,163
- “legs” frequency rank
- 19119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledge | legs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface. | plural of leg |
Where the eye mixes ledge and legs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ledge and legs
A purely visual mix-up. ledge (/lɛd͡ʒ/) and legs (/lɛɡz/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19119, 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/. legs is at rank #2,163, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡz/.
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 19119, this pair ranks #440,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ledge vs legs
Shared letters: egl. Private to "ledge": d. Private to "legs": s.
"ledge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "legs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ledge" for "legs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ledge" or "legs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ledge" and "legs" 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 "legs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledge" and "legs" 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 #440,389 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.