legavsllenaConfusable pair

Which to use

“lega” and “llena” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,002
“lega” frequency rank
#1,642
“llena” frequency rank
43644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lega llena
Definition Forma del femenino singular de lego. Forma del femenino singular de lleno.

Where the eye mixes lega and llena

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lega runs 4 letters (CVCV) against llena's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
lega
5 ch
llena

Visual trap between lega and llena

A purely visual mix-up. lega ([ˈleɣ̞a]) and llena ([ˈʝena]) 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 43644, 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]. llena is at rank #1,642, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʝena].

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 43644, this pair ranks #141,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lega vs llena

Shared letters: ael. Private to "lega": g. Private to "llena": n.

"lega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "llena" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lega ← elga · leag · legga · lgea
  • llena ← lelna · llean · llenna · llnea

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lega" for "llena" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈleɣ̞a] versus [ˈʝena]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lega" or "llena" show up more?
"llena" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,642 in our Spanish list, against #42,002 for "lega". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lega" and "llena" 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 #141,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list