Which to use
“lebende” is an adjective and “legends” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,690
- “lebende” frequency rank
- #24,421
- “legends” frequency rank
- 31111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebende | legends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend | Plural des Substantivs legend |
Letter map: lebende vs legends
Shared letters muted; letters that set lebende and legends apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. lebende (CVCVCCV) and legends (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - lebende and legends
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lebende is anadjective and legendsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebende is recorded at frequency rank #6,690, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːbn̩də]. 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 31111, this pair ranks #1,734,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebende vs legends
Shared letters: deln. Private to "lebende": b. Private to "legends": gs.
"lebende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lebende" and "legends" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lebende" or "legends"?
Useful next steps
Pair "lebende" vs "legends" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebende" 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 #1,734,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebende" and "legends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legends 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 #1,734,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.