Which to use
“leçons” and “légions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,346
- “leçons” frequency rank
- #17,757
- “légions” frequency rank
- 22103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leçons | légions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de leçon. | Pluriel de légion. |
Where the eye mixes leçons and légions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leçons runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against légions's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leçons vs légions
A purely visual mix-up. leçons (\lə.sɔ̃\) and légions (\le.ʒjɔ̃\) 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 22103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leçons is recorded at frequency rank #4,346, classified as anoun, pronounced \lə.sɔ̃\. légions is at rank #17,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒjɔ̃\.
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 22103, this pair ranks #359,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leçons vs légions
Shared letters: lnos. Private to "leçons": eç. Private to "légions": gié.
"leçons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "légions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leçons" and "légions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leçons" vs "légions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leçons" and "légions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leçons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "légions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leçons" and "légions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "légions vs Legros". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #359,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.