Which to use
“legen” is a verb and “Legion” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,262
- “legen” frequency rank
- #15,684
- “Legion” frequency rank
- 16946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legen | Legion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in horizontale Lage bringen oder in horizontaler Lage in eine Position bringen | eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches |
Where the eye mixes legen and Legion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between legen and Legion
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legen is [ˈleːɡn̩] while Legion is [leˈɡi̯oːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legen is recorded at frequency rank #1,262, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːɡn̩]. Legion is at rank #15,684, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡi̯oːn].
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 16946, this pair ranks #1,931,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legen vs Legion
Shared letters: egln. Private to "legen": -. Private to "Legion": io.
"legen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Legion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legen" and "Legion" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "legen" or "Legion"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "legen" and "Legion" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "legen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Legion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legen" and "Legion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legen vs lenzen". 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 #1,931,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.