Which to use
“lección” and “legión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,088
- “lección” frequency rank
- #13,083
- “legión” frequency rank
- 17171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lección | legión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lectura₁. | Ejército de la Roma antigua que se componía de caballería e infantería. |
Where the eye mixes lección and legión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lección runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against legión's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lección vs legión
A purely visual mix-up. lección ([lekˈsjõn]) and legión ([leˈxjõn]) 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 17171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lección is recorded at frequency rank #4,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [lekˈsjõn]. legión is at rank #13,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈxjõn].
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 17171, this pair ranks #273,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lección vs legión
Shared letters: eilnó. Private to "lección": c. Private to "legión": g.
"lección" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "legión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lección" for "legión" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lección" vs "legión" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lección" and "legión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lechón vs legión". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.