Which to use
“legs” is a noun and “lex” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,163
- “legs” frequency rank
- #14,983
- “lex” frequency rank
- 17146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legs | lex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of leg | To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing. |
Where the eye mixes legs and lex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legs is /lɛɡz/ while lex is /lɛks/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legs is recorded at frequency rank #2,163, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡz/. lex is at rank #14,983, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɛks/.
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 17146, this pair ranks #453,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legs vs lex
Shared letters: el. Private to "legs": gs. Private to "lex": x.
"legs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- legs ← elgs · leggs · legss · lesg · lges · llegs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legs" and "lex" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "legs" or "lex"?
What to do next
You've compared "legs" and "lex". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "legs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #453,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legs" and "lex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lex vs LSC". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.