Which to use
“ledge” and “leigh” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,956
- “ledge” frequency rank
- #10,388
- “leigh” frequency rank
- 27344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledge | leigh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface. | A meadow. |
Where the eye mixes ledge and leigh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ledge and leigh
A purely visual mix-up. ledge (/lɛd͡ʒ/) and leigh (/liː/) 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 27344, 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/. leigh is at rank #10,388, 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 27344, this pair ranks #379,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ledge vs leigh
Shared letters: egl. Private to "ledge": d. Private to "leigh": hi.
"ledge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leigh" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ledge" and "leigh" 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 "leigh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledge" and "leigh" 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 #379,674 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.