Which to use
“légation” and “location” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,775
- “légation” frequency rank
- #4,687
- “location” frequency rank
- 54462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légation | location |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charge, office de légat. | Action par laquelle le propriétaire d’une chose la donne à quelqu’un, à titre de louage ou de bail. |
Where the eye mixes légation and location
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: légation vs location
A purely visual mix-up. légation (\le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) and location (\lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) 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 54462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légation is recorded at frequency rank #49,775, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\. location is at rank #4,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\.
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 54462, this pair ranks #133,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of légation vs location
Shared letters: ailnot. Private to "légation": gé. Private to "location": c.
"légation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "location" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- location ← lcoation · llocation · loaction · locaiton · locatino · locationn · locatoin · locattion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "légation" and "location" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "légation" vs "location" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "légation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "location" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légation" and "location" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "légation vs légion". 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 #133,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.