leg vs let, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“leg” and “let” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,059
“leg” frequency rank: #6,782
“let” frequency rank: 39841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	leg	let
Definition	perna	obstáculo

Where the eye mixes leg and let

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch

leg

3 ch

let

Visual trap between leg and let

A purely visual mix-up. leg (/lɛɡ/) and let (/lɛt/ Áudio (EUA)^(fonte ?)) 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 a single letter - g in “leg” becomes t in “let”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39841, 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/. let is at rank #6,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛt/ Áudio (EUA)^(fonte ?).

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 39841, this pair ranks #26,357 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of leg vs let

Shared letters: el. Private to "leg": g. Private to "let": t.

"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "let" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "leg" and "let" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They are said differently (/lɛɡ/ versus /lɛt/ Áudio (EUA)^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "leg" or "let"?

"let" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,782 in our Portuguese list, against #33,059 for "leg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "let" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #26,357 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"leg" and "let" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leg vs Lied". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,357 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.