Which to use
“league” and “ligue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,544
- “league” frequency rank
- #30,979
- “ligue” frequency rank
- 39523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | league | ligue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Liga, asociación. | Acción o efecto de ligar, en el sentido de atraer o seducir a alguien en busca de una relación sexual, a menudo pasajera, o de pareja. |
Where the eye mixes league and ligue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses league with ligue
A purely visual mix-up. league (/liːɡ/) and ligue ([ˈliɣ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
league is recorded at frequency rank #8,544, classified as anoun, pronounced /liːɡ/. ligue is at rank #30,979, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈliɣ̞e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39523, this pair ranks #164,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of league vs ligue
Shared letters: eglu. Private to "league": a. Private to "ligue": i.
"league" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "ligue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "league" and "ligue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "league" or "ligue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "league" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "league" and "ligue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligue vs livre". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #164,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.