Which to use
“legos” and “lemas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,839
- “legos” frequency rank
- #28,429
- “lemas” frequency rank
- 68268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legos | lemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de lego. | Forma del plural de lema. |
Where the eye mixes legos and lemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legos and lemas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between legos and lemas
A purely visual mix-up. legos ([ˈleɣ̞os]) and lemas ([ˈlemas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legos is recorded at frequency rank #39,839, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞os]. lemas is at rank #28,429, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlemas].
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 68268, this pair ranks #34,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legos vs lemas
Shared letters: els. Private to "legos": go. Private to "lemas": am.
"legos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lemas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legos" for "lemas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "legos" or "lemas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lemas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legos" and "lemas" 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 #34,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.