# legacy vs legal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### legacy
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛɡəsi/ · frequency rank #3,825*
Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

### legal
*adjective · IPA /ˈliː.ɡəl/ · frequency rank #878*
Relating to the law or to lawyers.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legacy-vs-legal