Which to use
“legua” and “leva” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,419
- “legua” frequency rank
- #40,930
- “leva” frequency rank
- 72349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legua | leva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de longitud, de dimensión variable según los sistemas, aproximadamente equivalente a la distancia recorrida durante una hora caminando a paso normal. | Acción y efecto de levar anclas. |
Where the eye mixes legua and leva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legua runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against leva's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between legua and leva
A purely visual mix-up. legua ([ˈleɣ̞wa]) and leva ([ˈleβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72349, 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]. leva is at rank #40,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleβ̞a].
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 72349, this pair ranks #25,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of legua vs leva
Shared letters: ael. Private to "legua": gu. Private to "leva": v.
"legua" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legua" and "leva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "legua" or "leva" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legua" and "leva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leva 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 #25,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.