Which to use
“legados” and “llegadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,686
- “legados” frequency rank
- #24,550
- “llegadas” frequency rank
- 58236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legados | llegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de legado, participio de legar. | Forma del femenino plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes legados and llegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses legados with llegadas
A purely visual mix-up. legados ([leˈɣ̞að̞os]) and llegadas ([ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 58236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legados is recorded at frequency rank #33,686, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [leˈɣ̞að̞os]. llegadas is at rank #24,550, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 58236, this pair ranks #67,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legados vs llegadas
Shared letters: adegls. Private to "legados": o. Private to "llegadas": -.
"legados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "llegadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legados" for "llegadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "legados" or "llegadas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "legados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legados" and "llegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legados 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 #67,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.