Which to use
“league” is a noun and “llegue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,544
- “league” frequency rank
- #1,779
- “llegue” frequency rank
- 10323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | league | llegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Liga, asociación. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes league and llegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. league (CVVCVV) and llegue (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses league with llegue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: league is /liːɡ/ while llegue is [ˈʝeɣ̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10323, 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/. llegue is at rank #1,779, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞e].
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 10323, this pair ranks #299,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of league vs llegue
Shared letters: eglu. Private to "league": a. Private to "llegue": -.
"league" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "llegue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "league" and "llegue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "league" or "llegue"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "league" and "llegue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "league" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "league" and "llegue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegue vs llené". 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 #299,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.