Which to use
“lego” is an adjective and “legos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,655
- “lego” frequency rank
- #39,839
- “legos” frequency rank
- 55494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lego | legos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa. | Forma del plural de lego. |
Where the eye mixes lego and legos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lego runs 4 letters (CVCV) against legos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lego with legos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lego is [ˈleɣ̞o] while legos is [ˈleɣ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lego” sits inside “legos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lego is recorded at frequency rank #15,655, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞o]. legos is at rank #39,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞os].
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 55494, this pair ranks #78,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lego vs legos
Shared letters: eglo. Private to "lego": -. Private to "legos": s.
"lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "legos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lego" and "legos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lego" vs "legos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lego" and "legos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lego" and "legos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legos vs lens". 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 #78,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.