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“legend” and “legends” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,818
- “legend” frequency rank
- #35,589
- “legends” frequency rank
- 64407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legend | legends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leyenda. | Forma del plural de legend. |
Where the eye mixes legend and legends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: legend vs legends
A purely visual mix-up. legend (/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/) and legends (/ˈledʒəndz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “legend” sits inside “legends”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legend is recorded at frequency rank #28,818, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/. legends is at rank #35,589, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈledʒəndz/.
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 64407, this pair ranks #45,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legend vs legends
Shared letters: degln. Private to "legend": -. Private to "legends": s.
"legend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "legend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legend" and "legends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leed vs legend". 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 #45,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.