Which to use
“leg” is a verb and “lep” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,893
- “leg” frequency rank
- #49,766
- “lep” frequency rank
- 87659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | lep |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif à la forme active de legen. | Beau, agréable. |
Where the eye mixes leg and lep
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leg and lep follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: leg vs lep
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leg is \leːk\ while lep is \lɛːp\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “leg” becomes p in “lep”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87659, 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\. lep is at rank #49,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɛːp\.
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 87659, this pair ranks #7,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs lep
Shared letters: el. Private to "leg": g. Private to "lep": p.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lep" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leg" for "lep" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leg" vs "lep" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leg" and "lep" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lep" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "lep" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,973 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.