Which to use
“legion” is an adjective and “Leyton” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,812
- “legion” frequency rank
- #48,862
- “Leyton” frequency rank
- 57674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legion | Leyton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Numerous; vast; very great in number. | A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3786). |
Where the eye mixes legion and Leyton
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. legion (CVCVVC) and Leyton (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between legion and Leyton
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legion is /ˈliː.d͡ʒən/ while Leyton is /ˈleɪtən/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legion is recorded at frequency rank #8,812, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈliː.d͡ʒən/. Leyton is at rank #48,862, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈleɪtən/.
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 57674, this pair ranks #117,796 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legion vs Leyton
Shared letters: elno. Private to "legion": gi. Private to "Leyton": ty.
"legion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Leyton" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legion" for "Leyton" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legion" vs "Leyton" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leyton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,796 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legion" and "Leyton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leyton vs Lytton". 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 #117,796 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.