Which to use
“legua” and “lepra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,419
- “legua” frequency rank
- #30,547
- “lepra” frequency rank
- 61966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legua | lepra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de longitud, de dimensión variable según los sistemas, aproximadamente equivalente a la distancia recorrida durante una hora caminando a paso normal. | Enfermedad infecciosa de la piel y los nervios que se manifiesta por tubérculos, úlceras y manchas. |
Where the eye mixes legua and lepra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legua (CVCVV) and lepra (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: legua vs lepra
A purely visual mix-up. legua ([ˈleɣ̞wa]) and lepra ([ˈlepɾa]) 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 61966, 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]. lepra is at rank #30,547, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlepɾa].
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 61966, this pair ranks #53,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legua vs lepra
Shared letters: ael. Private to "legua": gu. Private to "lepra": pr.
"legua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lepra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legua" and "lepra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "legua" vs "lepra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "legua" and "lepra" 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 "lepra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legua" and "lepra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lepra vs Lyra". 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 #53,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.