Which to use
“legado” is a noun and “lejano” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,089
- “legado” frequency rank
- #7,320
- “lejano” frequency rank
- 11409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legado | lejano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enviado o ministro enviado para representar a una autoridad en un asunto | Que se halla a gran distancia física. |
Where the eye mixes legado and lejano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses legado with lejano
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legado is [leˈɣ̞að̞o] while lejano is [leˈxano]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legado is recorded at frequency rank #4,089, classified as anoun, pronounced [leˈɣ̞að̞o]. lejano is at rank #7,320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈxano].
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 11409, this pair ranks #295,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legado vs lejano
Shared letters: aelo. Private to "legado": dg. Private to "lejano": jn.
"legado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lejano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legado" for "lejano" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legado" vs "lejano" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "legado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lejano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legado" and "lejano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leían vs lejano". 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 #295,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.