Which to use
“légume” is a noun and “ligure” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,474
- “légume” frequency rank
- #44,548
- “ligure” frequency rank
- 62022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légume | ligure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Relatif à la Ligurie ou sa culture. |
Where the eye mixes légume and ligure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. légume and ligure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses légume with ligure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: légume is \le.ɡym\ while ligure is \li.ɡyʁ\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légume is recorded at frequency rank #17,474, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ɡym\. ligure is at rank #44,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced \li.ɡyʁ\.
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 62022, this pair ranks #89,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of légume vs ligure
Shared letters: eglu. Private to "légume": mé. Private to "ligure": ir.
"légume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ligure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ligure ← ilgure · lgiure · liggure · ligrue · liguer · ligurre · liugre · lligure
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "légume" and "ligure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "légume" vs "ligure" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "légume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légume" and "ligure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligure vs lure". 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 #89,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.