Which to use
“léguer” is a verb and “légume” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,473
- “léguer” frequency rank
- #17,474
- “légume” frequency rank
- 49947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | léguer | légume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner par testament ou par autre acte de dernière volonté. | Toute sorte d’herbes potagères, de plantes, de racines, de graines comestibles. Organisme végétal considéré en tant qu’aliment et utilisé principalement dans des plats salés (par opposition aux fruits) et en quantité substantielle (par opposition aux épices et aux herbes) ; on y inclus parfois les champignons comestibles. |
Where the eye mixes léguer and légume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. léguer (CVCVVC) and légume (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between léguer and légume
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: léguer is \le.ɡe\ while légume is \le.ɡym\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
léguer is recorded at frequency rank #32,473, classified as averb, pronounced \le.ɡe\. légume is at rank #17,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced \le.ɡym\.
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 49947, this pair ranks #166,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of léguer vs légume
Shared letters: eglué. Private to "léguer": r. Private to "légume": m.
"léguer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "légume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "léguer" for "légume" ever safe?
Frequency check: "léguer" vs "légume" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "léguer" and "légume" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "léguer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "légume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "léguer" and "légume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "léguer vs letter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.