Which to use
“leg” and “lung” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,212
- “leg” frequency rank
- #45,426
- “lung” frequency rank
- 83638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pierna | Pulmón. |
Where the eye mixes leg and lung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leg runs 3 letters (CVC) against lung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leg vs lung
A purely visual mix-up. leg ([lɛɡ]) and lung (/lʌŋ/) 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 83638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leg is recorded at frequency rank #38,212, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɛɡ]. lung is at rank #45,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌŋ/.
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 83638, this pair ranks #7,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs lung
Shared letters: gl. Private to "leg": e. Private to "lung": nu.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lung ← llung · lnug · lugn · lungg · lunng · ulng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leg" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leg" or "lung"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "lung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs lung". 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 #7,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.