Which to use
“ligue” is a noun and “Luque” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,979
- “ligue” frequency rank
- #24,551
- “Luque” frequency rank
- 55530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ligue | Luque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ligar, en el sentido de atraer o seducir a alguien en busca de una relación sexual, a menudo pasajera, o de pareja. | Apellido de origen andaluz. |
Where the eye mixes ligue and Luque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ligue with Luque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ligue is [ˈliɣ̞e] while Luque is [ˈluke]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ligue is recorded at frequency rank #30,979, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈliɣ̞e]. Luque is at rank #24,551, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈluke].
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 55530, this pair ranks #78,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ligue vs Luque
Shared letters: elu. Private to "ligue": gi. Private to "Luque": q.
"ligue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Luque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ligue" for "Luque" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ligue" or "Luque" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ligue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ligue" and "Luque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligue vs livre". 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 #78,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.