Which to use
“lar” and “leg” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,089
- “lar” frequency rank
- #33,059
- “leg” frequency rank
- 36148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lar | leg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência, habitação | perna |
Where the eye mixes lar and leg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lar vs leg
A purely visual mix-up. lar (/ˈlaɾ/) and leg (/lɛɡ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lar is recorded at frequency rank #3,089, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaɾ/. 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 36148, this pair ranks #30,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lar vs leg
Shared letters: l. Private to "lar": ar. Private to "leg": eg.
"lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lar" for "leg" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lar" or "leg"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lar" and "leg" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lar" 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 #30,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lar" and "leg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leg vs Lied". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.