Which to use
“leg” and “leme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,059
- “leg” frequency rank
- #12,478
- “leme” frequency rank
- 45537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | leme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perna | superfície plana na parte traseira de um barco ou de um avião e que serve para os dirigir |
Where the eye mixes leg and leme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leg runs 3 letters (CVC) against leme's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leg vs leme
A purely visual mix-up. leg (/lɛɡ/) and leme (/ˈlɛ.mɨ/) 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 45537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leg is recorded at frequency rank #33,059, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɛɡ/. leme is at rank #12,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛ.mɨ/.
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 45537, this pair ranks #19,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs leme
Shared letters: el. Private to "leg": g. Private to "leme": m.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leme ← elme · leem · lemme · lleme · lmee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leg" and "leme" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leg" vs "leme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "leme" 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 #19,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.