legionesvslesionesConfusable pair

Which to use

“legiones” and “lesiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,838
“legiones” frequency rank
#5,326
“lesiones” frequency rank
29164
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legiones lesiones
Definition Forma del plural de legión. Forma del plural de lesión.

Where the eye mixes legiones and lesiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. legiones and lesiones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Why the eye confuses legiones with lesiones

A purely visual mix-up. legiones ([leˈxjones]) and lesiones ([leˈsjones]) 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 “legiones” becomes s in “lesiones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

legiones is recorded at frequency rank #23,838, classified as anoun, pronounced [leˈxjones]. lesiones is at rank #5,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈsjones].

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 29164, this pair ranks #218,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of legiones vs lesiones

Shared letters: eilnos. Private to "legiones": g. Private to "lesiones": -.

"legiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "lesiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legiones ← elgiones · leggiones · leginoes · legioens · legioness · legionnes · legionse · legoines
  • lesiones ← elsiones · leisones · lesinoes · lesioens · lesioness · lesionnes · lesionse · lesoines

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "legiones" and "lesiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([leˈxjones] versus [leˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "legiones" vs "lesiones" - which ranks higher?
"lesiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,326 in our Spanish list, against #23,838 for "legiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "legiones" and "lesiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "legiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lesiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "legiones" and "lesiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legiones vs leonés". 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 #218,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list