Which to use
“legua” and “lejía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,419
- “legua” frequency rank
- #38,783
- “lejía” frequency rank
- 70202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legua | lejía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de longitud, de dimensión variable según los sistemas, aproximadamente equivalente a la distancia recorrida durante una hora caminando a paso normal. | Solución cáustica y muy alcalina obtenida de la infusión o decocción de cenizas de madera, usada como limpiador. |
Where the eye mixes legua and lejía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legua and lejía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between legua and lejía
A purely visual mix-up. legua ([ˈleɣ̞wa]) and lejía ([leˈxia]) 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 70202, 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]. lejía is at rank #38,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈxia].
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 70202, this pair ranks #30,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legua vs lejía
Shared letters: ael. Private to "legua": gu. Private to "lejía": jí.
"legua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lejía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- legua ← elgua · legau · leggua · leuga · lgeua · llegua
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "legua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lejía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legua" and "lejía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lejía vs lumia". 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 #30,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.