Which to use
“légion” and “login” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,410
- “légion” frequency rank
- #48,017
- “login” frequency rank
- 54427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légion | login |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Identifiant à fournir pour accéder à un système informatique, et associé à un utilisateur (ou à un type d’utilisateur) ; il est généralement protégé par un mot de passe. |
Where the eye mixes légion and login
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. légion runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against login's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses légion with login
A purely visual mix-up. légion (\le.ʒjɔ̃\) and login (\lɔ.ɡin\) 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 54427, 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\. login is at rank #48,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ɡin\.
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 54427, this pair ranks #134,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of légion vs login
Shared letters: gilno. Private to "légion": é. Private to "login": -.
"légion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "login" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- login ← lgoin · llogin · loggin · loginn · logni · olgin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "légion" for "login" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "légion" or "login" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "légion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "login" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légion" and "login" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "login vs loving". 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 #134,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.