lege
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ/noun
lege is spelled L-E-G-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lege means “Clipping of legislature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lege?
| Letters | 4: L-E-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lege?
Lege appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 lege?
- US /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/
Lege has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with lege
Sounds like: ledge (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: ledge, legislature.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with lege?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lege from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdʒ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: glee, gele.
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 lege
- leges present, singular, he/she/it
- leging participle, present
- leged participle, past
- leg
- ledge
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lege mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UScolloquialClipping of legislature.
- 2
IrelandUKslangA legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo allege; to assert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).