# legality vs locality

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### legality
*noun · IPA /liˈɡælɪti/ · frequency rank #17,886*
Lawfulness.

### locality
*noun · IPA /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #11,737*
The fact or quality of having a position in space.

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