# leger

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #42,234

## Definitions
1. Light; slender, slim; trivial.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.

## Easily confused with
- **legs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-legs)
- **Lego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lego)
- **luge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-luge)
- **level** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-level)
- **lower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lower)
- **lover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lover)
- **liver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-liver)
- **legit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-legit)
- **loser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-loser)
- **liner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-liner)
- **lever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lever)
- **liter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-liter)
- **loner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-loner)
- **liege** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-liege)
- **Lewes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lewes)
- **liber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-liber)
- **leper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-leper)
- **levee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-levee)
- **luger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-luger)
- **lemur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lemur)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elger`, `leegr`, `legerr`, `legger`, `legre`, `lgeer`, `lleger`

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