Which to use
“légion” is a noun and “letton” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,410
- “légion” frequency rank
- #36,472
- “letton” frequency rank
- 42882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légion | letton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corps d’infanterie romaine ayant varié de quatre mille soldats sous la République romaine à six mille sous le Haut-Empire et environ mille au Bas-Empire, commandé par un légat de rang sénatorial. | Qui concerne la Lettonie, ses habitants, sa langue, sa culture… |
Where the eye mixes légion and letton
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. légion (CVCVVC) and letton (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between légion and letton
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: légion is \le.ʒjɔ̃\ while letton is \lɛ.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légion is recorded at frequency rank #6,410, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒjɔ̃\. letton is at rank #36,472, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɛ.tɔ̃\.
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 42882, this pair ranks #222,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of légion vs letton
Shared letters: lno. Private to "légion": gié. Private to "letton": et.
"légion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "letton" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- letton ← letotn · lettno · lettonn · lletton · lteton
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "légion" for "letton" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "légion" or "letton" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "légion" and "letton" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "légion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légion" and "letton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letton vs luttons". 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 #222,169 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.