Which to use
“lègue” and “léguer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,472
- “lègue” frequency rank
- #32,473
- “léguer” frequency rank
- 64945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lègue | léguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de léguer. | Donner par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. |
Where the eye mixes lègue and léguer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lègue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against léguer's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lègue vs léguer
A purely visual mix-up. lègue (\lɛɡ\) and léguer (\le.ɡe\) 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 64945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lègue is recorded at frequency rank #32,472, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛɡ\. léguer is at rank #32,473, tagged as averb, pronounced \le.ɡe\.
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 64945, this pair ranks #74,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lègue vs léguer
Shared letters: eglu. Private to "lègue": è. Private to "léguer": ré.
"lègue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "léguer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lègue" and "léguer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lègue" or "léguer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lègue" and "léguer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lègue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "léguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lègue" and "léguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lègue vs leste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,607 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.