# legacy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛɡəsi/ · frequency rank #3,825

## Definitions
1. Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
2. Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
3. The descendant of an alumnus, given preference in academic admissions.

## Etymology
From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātum.

## Easily confused with
- **legal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legacy-vs-legal)
- **lunacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legacy-vs-lunacy)
- **legally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legacy-vs-legally)
- **lacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacy-vs-legacy)
- **leafy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-legacy)
- **leach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leach-vs-legacy)
- **leaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaky-vs-legacy)
- **Leahy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-legacy)
- **leary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-legacy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elgacy`, `leagcy`, `legaccy`, `legacyy`, `legayc`, `legcay`, `leggacy`, `lgeacy`, `llegacy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legacy