Which to use
“leg” is a noun and “los” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,059
- “leg” frequency rank
- #394
- “los” frequency rank
- 33453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | los |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perna | os, pronome demonstrativo |
Letter map: leg vs los
Shared letters muted; letters that set leg and los apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. leg and los follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - leg and los
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leg is anoun and losapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33453, 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/. los is at rank #394, tagged as apron.
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 33453, this pair ranks #34,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs los
Shared letters: l. Private to "leg": eg. Private to "los": os.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "los" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leg" and "los" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leg" or "los"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leg" and "los".
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "los" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "los" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leg vs Lied". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.