Which to use
“knights” and “legends” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,812
- “knights” frequency rank
- #24,421
- “legends” frequency rank
- 52233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | knights | legends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs knight | Plural des Substantivs legend |
Letter map: knights vs legends
Shared letters muted; letters that set knights and legends apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. knights (CCVCCCC) and legends (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on knights vs legends
knights and legends are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
knights is recorded at frequency rank #27,812, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. legends is at rank #24,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 52233, this pair ranks #1,104,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of knights vs legends
Shared letters: gns. Private to "knights": hikt. Private to "legends": del.
"knights" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC · "legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "knights" and "legends" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "knights" vs "legends" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "knights" vs "legends" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "knights" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,104,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "knights" and "legends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "knights vs puzzles". 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 #1,104,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.