Which to use
“ledger” and “ledges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,208
- “ledger” frequency rank
- #40,779
- “ledges” frequency rank
- 55987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledger | ledges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register. | plural of ledge |
Where the eye mixes ledger and ledges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ledger and ledges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ledger vs ledges
A purely visual mix-up. ledger (/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/) and ledges (/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/) 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 a single letter - r in “ledger” becomes s in “ledges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ledger is recorded at frequency rank #15,208, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒə/. ledges is at rank #40,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/.
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 55987, this pair ranks #129,503 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ledger vs ledges
Shared letters: degl. Private to "ledger": r. Private to "ledges": s.
"ledger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ledges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ledger" and "ledges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ledger" vs "ledges" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ledger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ledges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,503 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledger" and "ledges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledges 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 #129,503 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.