Which to use
“lécher” and “léguer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,177
- “lécher” frequency rank
- #32,473
- “léguer” frequency rank
- 47650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lécher | léguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passer la langue sur quelque chose. | Donner par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. |
Where the eye mixes lécher and léguer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lécher (CVCCVC) and léguer (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses lécher with léguer
A purely visual mix-up. lécher (\le.ʃe\) and léguer (\le.ɡe\) 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 47650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lécher is recorded at frequency rank #15,177, classified as averb, pronounced \le.ʃe\. léguer is at rank #32,473, tagged as averb, pronounced \le.ɡe\.
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 47650, this pair ranks #185,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lécher vs léguer
Shared letters: elré. Private to "lécher": ch. Private to "léguer": gu.
"lécher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "léguer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lécher" and "léguer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lécher" or "léguer" 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 "lécher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "léguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lécher" and "léguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "léguer vs letter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #185,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.