Which to use
“lang” is an adverb and “leg” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,555
- “lang” frequency rank
- #33,059
- “leg” frequency rank
- 50614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lang | leg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | por | perna |
Letter map: lang vs leg
Shared letters muted; letters that set lang and leg apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lang and leg
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lang is anadverb and leganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lang is recorded at frequency rank #17,555, classified as anadv. leg is at rank #33,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡ/.
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 50614, this pair ranks #14,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lang vs leg
Shared letters: gl. Private to "lang": an. Private to "leg": e.
"lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lang ← alng · lagn · langg · lanng · llang · lnag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lang" for "leg" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lang" vs "leg" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "lang" vs "leg" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lang" and "leg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leg vs Lied". 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 #14,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.