Which to use
“legs” and “lei” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,929
- “legs” frequency rank
- #30,248
- “lei” frequency rank
- 47177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legs | lei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Don fait par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. | Pluriel de leu. |
Where the eye mixes legs and lei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses legs with lei
A purely visual mix-up. legs (\lɛ\) and lei (\lɛj\) 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 47177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legs is recorded at frequency rank #16,929, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ\. lei is at rank #30,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛj\.
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 47177, this pair ranks #188,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legs vs lei
Shared letters: el. Private to "legs": gs. Private to "lei": i.
"legs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- legs ← elgs · leggs · legss · lesg · lges · llegs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legs" for "lei" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legs" vs "lei" - 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 "legs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legs" and "lei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lei vs lep". 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 #188,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.