Which to use
“lega” and “lego” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,002
- “lega” frequency rank
- #15,655
- “lego” frequency rank
- 57657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lega | lego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de lego. | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa. |
Where the eye mixes lega and lego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lega 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 lega and lego
A purely visual mix-up. lega ([ˈleɣ̞a]) 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 - a in “lega” becomes o in “lego”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lega is recorded at frequency rank #42,002, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞a]. 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 57657, this pair ranks #69,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lega vs lego
Shared letters: egl. Private to "lega": a. Private to "lego": o.
"lega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lega" for "lego" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lega" vs "lego" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lega" and "lego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lega" 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 #69,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lega" and "lego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lega vs Lyra". 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 #69,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.