Which to use
“leg” is a noun and “ls” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,059
- “leg” frequency rank
- #27,923
- “ls” frequency rank
- 60982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leg | ls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perna | os, artigo definido masculino plural: |
Letter map: leg vs ls
Shared letters muted; letters that set leg and ls apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for leg / ls
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leg is anoun and lsanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60982, 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/. ls is at rank #27,923, tagged as anarticle.
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 60982, this pair ranks #7,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leg vs ls
Shared letters: l. Private to "leg": eg. Private to "ls": s.
"leg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ls" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leg" for "ls" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "leg" or "ls" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "leg" vs "ls" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "leg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leg" and "ls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leg vs Lied". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.