Which to use
“ledo” and “lego” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,033
- “ledo” frequency rank
- #15,655
- “lego” frequency rank
- 61688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledo | lego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alegre, contento. | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa. |
Where the eye mixes ledo and lego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ledo and lego follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ledo and lego
A purely visual mix-up. ledo ([ˈleð̞ʊ]) and lego ([ˈleɣ̞o]) 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 a single letter - d in “ledo” becomes g in “lego”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ledo is recorded at frequency rank #46,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleð̞ʊ]. lego is at rank #15,655, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞o].
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 61688, this pair ranks #54,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ledo vs lego
Shared letters: elo. Private to "ledo": d. Private to "lego": g.
"ledo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ledo" and "lego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ledo" vs "lego" - which ranks higher?
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 "ledo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledo" and "lego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledo vs lens". 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 #54,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.