legosvslevasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,839
“legos” frequency rank
#43,108
“levas” frequency rank
82947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legos levas
Definition Forma del plural de lego. Forma del plural de leva.

Where the eye mixes legos and levas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legos and levas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
legos
5 ch
levas

Look-alike desk: legos vs levas

A purely visual mix-up. legos ([ˈleɣ̞os]) and levas ([ˈleβ̞as]) 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 82947, 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]. levas is at rank #43,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleβ̞as].

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 82947, this pair ranks #8,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of legos vs levas

Shared letters: els. Private to "legos": go. Private to "levas": av.

"legos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "levas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legos ← elgos · leggos · legoss · legso · leogs · lgeos · llegos
  • levas ← elvas · leavs · lebas · levass · levsa · levvas · lveas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "legos" for "levas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈleɣ̞os] versus [ˈleβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "legos" vs "levas" - which ranks higher?
"legos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,839 in our Spanish list, against #43,108 for "levas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "legos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "legos" and "levas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs levas". 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 #8,665 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