# Lego

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #9,203

## Definitions
1. Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.

## Etymology
Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”). Coincidentally, the word also means “I put together” in Latin (see legō).

## Easily confused with
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lo)
- **lg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lg)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-let)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-log)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-leo)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-les)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lex)
- **Len** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-len)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-loo)
- **Lew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lew)
- **lei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lei)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lev)
- **lug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lug)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-ley)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-luo)
- **LEM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lem)
- **Leh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-leh)
- **lel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-lel)
- **less** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-less)
- **legs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-legs)

## Common misspellings (5)
`elgo`, `leggo`, `leog`, `lgeo`, `llego`

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