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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legiones" and "lesiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "legiones" vs "lesiones" - which ranks higher?
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.