ledger
led·ger/ˈlɛd͡ʒɚ/noun, verb
ledger is spelled L-E-D-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (led·ger). It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “ledger vs leger” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, ledger means “A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ledger is ledgers.
How many letters and syllables are in ledger?
| Letters | 6: L-E-D-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: led·ger |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ledger?
Ledger appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ledger?
- UK /ˈlɛd͡ʒə/
- US /ˈlɛd͡ʒɚ/
Ledger has 2 syllables, split led·ger in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ledger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ledger
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: leger (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: leger.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with ledger?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ledger from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdʒəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gelder, redleg.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ledger
- ledgers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- leidger
- leiger
- leger
- ledgering participle, present
- ledgered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ledger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
- 2
A book or other scheme for keeping accounting records.
- 3
A distributed ledger, a public financial transaction database, typically using a blockchain.
- 4
A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
- 5
A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
- 6
A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
- 7
Ellipsis of ledger bait (“fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a pond, stream, etc.”) or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).
verb
- 1
To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.
- 2
To use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing.
- 3
To engage in bottom fishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ledger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | registre , grand livre , longrine, moise |
| German | Notizbuch , Hauptbuch, Konto, Kontobuch, Kontoblatt, Wirtschaftsbuch |
| Portuguese | canhoto, registro contábil |
| Spanish | libro de contabilidad, libro mayor, dietario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ledger come from?
From Middle English liggere, ligger, leger (“large breviary; beam, plank; dweller, inhabitant”), from liggen, leggen, variants of līen (“to lie down; to bow, kneel, prostrate; to die; to be located (somewhere); to remain in place, stay”), from Old English liċġan (“to lie down; to be situated”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).