Which to use
“legs” is a noun and “lez” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,929
- “legs” frequency rank
- #21,063
- “lez” frequency rank
- 37992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legs | lez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Don fait par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. | À côté de, proche de, tout contre. |
Same sound, different letters: legs vs lez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - legs / lez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: legs and lez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other apreposition, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37992, 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\. lez is at rank #21,063, tagged as aprep, pronounced \lɛ\.
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 37992, this pair ranks #258,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legs vs lez
Shared letters: el. Private to "legs": gs. Private to "lez": z.
"legs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- legs ← elgs · leggs · legss · lesg · lges · llegs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legs" for "lez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legs" vs "lez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "legs" / "lez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "legs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legs" and "lez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lez". 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 #258,483 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.