Which to use
“legs” and “lis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,929
- “legs” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “lis” frequency rank
- 20076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legs | lis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Don fait par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. | Genre de liliacées qui porte, sur une haute tige, des fleurs à trois pétales et trois sépales pétaloïdes. |
Where the eye mixes legs and lis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses legs with lis
A purely visual mix-up. legs (\lɛ\) and lis (\lis\) 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 20076, 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\. lis is at rank #3,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lis\.
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 20076, this pair ranks #370,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legs vs lis
Shared letters: ls. Private to "legs": eg. Private to "lis": i.
"legs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- legs ← elgs · leggs · legss · lesg · lges · llegs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legs" and "lis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "legs" or "lis" 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 "legs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legs" and "lis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legs 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 #370,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.