Which to use
“legation” and “location” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,154
- “legation” frequency rank
- #1,461
- “location” frequency rank
- 48615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legation | location |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED) | A particular point or place in physical space. |
Letter map: legation vs location
Shared letters muted; letters that set legation and location apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. legation and location follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on legation vs location
legation and location are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legation is recorded at frequency rank #47,154, classified as anoun. location is at rank #1,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/.
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 48615, this pair ranks #191,372 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legation vs location
Shared letters: ailnot. Private to "legation": eg. Private to "location": c.
"legation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "location" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legation" and "location" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "legation" vs "location" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "legation" vs "location" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "legation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "location" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,372 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legation" and "location" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legation vs legion". 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 #191,372 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.