Which to use
“leg” and “leigh” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,215
- “leg” frequency rank
- #10,388
- “leigh” frequency rank
- 12603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | leigh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. | A meadow. |
Where the eye mixes leg and leigh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leg and leigh
A purely visual mix-up. leg (/lɛɡ/) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leg is recorded at frequency rank #2,215, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡ/. 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 12603, this pair ranks #480,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs leigh
Shared letters: egl. Private to "leg": -. Private to "leigh": hi.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leigh" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leigh ← eligh · legih · leiggh · leighh · leihg · liegh · lleigh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leg" for "leigh" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leg" vs "leigh" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" 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 #480,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "leigh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leh vs leigh". 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 #480,615 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.