Which to use
“legado” and “ligados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,089
- “legado” frequency rank
- #15,140
- “ligados” frequency rank
- 19229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legado | ligados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enviado o ministro enviado para representar a una autoridad en un asunto | Forma del plural de ligado. |
Where the eye mixes legado and ligados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. legado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against ligados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between legado and ligados
A purely visual mix-up. legado ([leˈɣ̞að̞o]) and ligados ([liˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 19229, 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]. ligados is at rank #15,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 19229, this pair ranks #264,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legado vs ligados
Shared letters: adglo. Private to "legado": e. Private to "ligados": is.
"legado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ligados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legado" for "ligados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legado" vs "ligados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "legado" and "ligados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "legado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legado" and "ligados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legado vs leñador". 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 #264,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.