legislature

/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/

//ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə// noun

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"legislature" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“legislature” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,515
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

Corpus desk

Index EN-legislature · legislature · English

legislature · rank #5,515 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,515
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH laying

Nearest frequency peer: laying (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “legislature”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “legislature” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

legislature vs legislate
82% similar
legislature vs legislator
82% similar
legislature vs legislative
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for legislature
PropertyValue
Headwordlegislature
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,515
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “legislature”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).legislaturelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “laying” (#5,514), “liability” (#5,516), “kicking” (#5,513). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “legislature” is #5,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around legislature (IPA /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,515 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for legislature, with forms such as "elgislature", "leggislature", and "legilsature". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "legislate", "legislator", "legislative", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: 1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature. The correct English form is legislature, spelled L-E-G-I-S-L-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
  2. 2
    A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
  3. 3
    A legislative building.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how legislature appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. state legislature
  2. bicameral legislature

Etymology

1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.

Synonyms

legislaturelegislative body

This word in other languages

legislatura(Español)assemblée législative(Français)Legislative(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgislature
  • leggislature
  • legilsature
  • legisalture
  • legislatrue
  • legislatture
  • legislatuer
  • legislaturre
  • legislautre
  • legisllature
  • legisltaure
  • legisslature
  • legsilature
  • leigslature
  • lgeislature
  • llegislature

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legislature - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elgislature2leggislature1legilsature2legisalture2legislatrue2legislatture1legislatuer2legislaturre1
Edit distance from "legislature"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legislature"?
"legislature" is spelled L-E-G-I-S-L-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/.
What does "legislature" mean?
As a noun, "legislature" means: A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
What words are commonly confused with "legislature"?
"legislature" is commonly confused with "legislate", "legislator", "legislative". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legislature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legislature" is /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "legislature"?
1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "legislature", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

introducing#5,511preliminary#5,534illustrated#5,423mathematics#5,609

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

presidency16 variantsunderlying16 variantsreflection16 variantscontrolling16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list