legosvsllegóWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: legos is a noun, llegó is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“legos” is a noun and “llegó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,839
“legos” frequency rank
#687
“llegó” frequency rank
40526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legos llegó
Definition Forma del plural de lego. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set legos and llegó apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
legos
5 ch
llegó

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legos is [ˈleɣ̞os] while llegó is [ʝeˈɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40526, 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]. llegó is at rank #687, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞o].

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 40526, this pair ranks #158,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of legos vs llegó

Shared letters: egl. Private to "legos": os. Private to "llegó": ó.

"legos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "llegó" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legoselgos · leggos · legoss · legso · leogs · lgeos · llegos

Frequency comparison

legos#39,839
llegó#687

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "legos" and "llegó" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "legos" is a noun and "llegó" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "legos" or "llegó"?
"llegó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #687 in our Spanish list, against #39,839 for "legos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering legos vs llegó

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “legos”; for a verb, it's “llegó”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “legos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list