Which to use
“leave” and “lègue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,029
- “leave” frequency rank
- #32,472
- “lègue” frequency rank
- 57501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | lègue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partir, s’en aller. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de léguer. |
Where the eye mixes leave and lègue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leave (CVVCV) and lègue (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between leave and lègue
A purely visual mix-up. leave (\ˈliv\) and lègue (\lɛɡ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leave is recorded at frequency rank #25,029, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈliv\. lègue is at rank #32,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛɡ\.
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 57501, this pair ranks #114,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs lègue
Shared letters: el. Private to "leave": av. Private to "lègue": guè.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lègue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leave ← elave · laeve · leaev · leavve · levae · lleave
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leave" and "lègue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leave" vs "lègue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lègue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "lègue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lègue vs leste". 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 #114,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.