Which to use
“leg” and “lègue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,893
- “leg” frequency rank
- #32,472
- “lègue” frequency rank
- 70365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | lègue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif à la forme active de legen. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de léguer. |
Where the eye mixes leg and lègue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leg runs 3 letters (CVC) against lègue's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leg vs lègue
A purely visual mix-up. leg (\leːk\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leg is recorded at frequency rank #37,893, classified as averb, pronounced \leːk\. 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 70365, this pair ranks #51,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs lègue
Shared letters: egl. Private to "leg": -. Private to "lègue": uè.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lègue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leg" for "lègue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leg" vs "lègue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" 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 #51,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "lègue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leg vs lep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.