Which to use
“legua” is a noun and “leída” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,419
- “legua” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “leída” frequency rank
- 55259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legua | leída |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de longitud, de dimensión variable según los sistemas, aproximadamente equivalente a la distancia recorrida durante una hora caminando a paso normal. | Forma del femenino de leído, participio de leer. |
Where the eye mixes legua and leída
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legua (CVCVV) and leída (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses legua with leída
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legua is [ˈleɣ̞wa] while leída is [leˈið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legua is recorded at frequency rank #31,419, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleɣ̞wa]. leída is at rank #23,840, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [leˈið̞a].
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 55259, this pair ranks #79,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legua vs leída
Shared letters: ael. Private to "legua": gu. Private to "leída": dí.
"legua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "leída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- legua ← elgua · legau · leggua · leuga · lgeua · llegua
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legua" and "leída" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "legua" or "leída" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "legua" and "leída" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "legua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leída" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legua" and "leída" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lega vs legua". 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 #79,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.