Which to use
“legión” and “lesión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,083
- “legión” frequency rank
- #5,631
- “lesión” frequency rank
- 18714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legión | lesión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ejército de la Roma antigua que se componía de caballería e infantería. | Cambio dañino en la morfología o estructura de una parte del cuerpo u organismo al sufrir detrimento a consecuencia de un golpe, una herida o una enfermedad. |
Where the eye mixes legión and lesión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between legión and lesión
A purely visual mix-up. legión ([leˈxjõn]) and lesión ([leˈsjõn]) 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 a single letter - g in “legión” becomes s in “lesión”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legión is recorded at frequency rank #13,083, classified as anoun, pronounced [leˈxjõn]. lesión is at rank #5,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈsjõn].
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 18714, this pair ranks #266,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legión vs lesión
Shared letters: eilnó. Private to "legión": g. Private to "lesión": s.
"legión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "lesión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legión" and "lesión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "legión" or "lesión"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legión" and "lesión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lechón vs legión". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.