Which to use
“lebender” and “legendär” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,654
- “lebender” frequency rank
- #22,416
- “legendär” frequency rank
- 43070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebender | legendär |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebend | in der Art einer Legende |
Where the eye mixes lebender and legendär
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lebender vs legendär
A purely visual mix-up. lebender ([ˈleːbn̩dɐ]) and legendär ([leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebender is recorded at frequency rank #20,654, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːbn̩dɐ]. legendär is at rank #22,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯].
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 43070, this pair ranks #1,429,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebender vs legendär
Shared letters: delnr. Private to "lebender": b. Private to "legendär": gä.
"lebender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "legendär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lebender ← elbender · lbeender · lebbender · lebedner · lebendder · lebenderr · lebendre · lebenedr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lebender" and "legendär" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lebender" vs "legendär" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legendär" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,429,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebender" and "legendär" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legendär vs liegender". 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 #1,429,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.