Which to use
“leger” and “lesser” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,234
- “leger” frequency rank
- #5,806
- “lesser” frequency rank
- 48040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leger | lesser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Light; slender, slim; trivial. | comparative form of little: more little |
Where the eye mixes leger and lesser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leger vs lesser
A purely visual mix-up. leger (/ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/) and lesser (/ˈlɛsɚ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leger is recorded at frequency rank #42,234, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/. lesser is at rank #5,806, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɛsɚ/.
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 48040, this pair ranks #196,900 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leger vs lesser
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leger": g. Private to "lesser": s.
"leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lesser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leger" and "lesser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leger" or "lesser"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leger" and "lesser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,900 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leger" and "lesser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs leger". 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 #196,900 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.